I have a set of Rush Big Louie's that came with 3" baffles , those were good with the stock head pipe.

I'm now running a FM 2-1-2 pipe and there a bit louder than I want , also Drago says I should run the 2" - 2.25" baffles with that head pipe . I got a set of the 2.25" but can not get the 3" baffles out.

I've got them hot and tried a slide hammer and they didn't even budge , any body have any advise for getting stubborn baffles out ?

 

Take the slipons off the header pipes and use a sturdy handle of shovel (I used a tamper as self stands) to knock out from the back side, the cross bar on end of baffle makes a good ram point. I did this a few times with my BLs.

 

Before you get to bangin, hit it with some PB Blaster or Kroil and wait few minutes.

 

Spray the crap our of them wit PB Blaster and let it sit for a day.

 

Thanks for the tips , I'll give it a shot .

 

I have had to re apply pb blaster over the course of a few days in the worse cases. Many heat cycles can make it a real pickle getting the core out. Good luck.

 

I have to ask. did you remove the bolt holding them in? just asking

 

I've had both of them on each muffler out since June last season , I used the empty hole as my gauge for any movement with the slide hammer.

Instructions per Rush are to remove the retaining bolts , heat up the slip-ons' , use some gloves , and pull while twisting on the baffle loop , use some penetrating oil if necessary . . . ya sure . . .ha ha ha. I sprayed them down with corrosion-X , then tried some ATF , never got them to move a mm , and it seemed like it took forever for the smell to burn off.

Bought some PB Blaster , gonna pull them off and hit em with a dose of that then try the shovel handle method with a heavy steel bar I have.

 

My SE were froze in, it took a lot of hammering...

 

Heat to expand the muffler and Kroil.