silencer replacement help

[helton333]

Anybody got thoughts on removing the rubber exhaust (the one from the silencer to the manifold) off the silencer? Mine, on a 1989 PS appears to be absolutely stuck. I have tried a vice, soap and water, everything short of cutting it off - very frustrating.

One of those little things that ends up costing you 5 hours of torment....

[flipper]

Cut it off. It's not that expensive to replace

[thatsmrmastercraft]

I think I worked a butter knife between the two to get it started. Once I got it started, it separated easily much like a radiator hose.

[etduc]

Anybody got thoughts on removing the rubber exhaust (the one from the silencer to the manifold) off the silencer? Mine, on a 1989 PS appears to be absolutely stuck. I have tried a vice, soap and water, everything short of cutting it off - very frustrating.

One of those little things that ends up costing you 5 hours of torment....

Work a butter knife(or screw driver), between rubber and silencer. Pry open slightly, pour in dish soap. Work knife/screwdriver around silencer, adding soap. It should wiggle off.

[oldairboater]

I used a screw driver and a light synthetic oil. I would pry open--add oil--move to another spot. Did this all the way around. Left sitting over night with oil soaking into it. It almost jumped off the next morning.

[Cloaked]

Anybody got thoughts on removing the rubber exhaust (the one from the silencer to the manifold) off the silencer? Mine, on a 1989 PS appears to be absolutely stuck. I have tried a vice, soap and water, everything short of cutting it off - very frustrating.

One of those little things that ends up costing you 5 hours of torment....Others' suggestions are valid and also recommended.

Here's another take on it:

It's not necessarily about getting the old hose off but as well, getting a new stiff hose back on while trying to cut-to-fit without doing a little work, but as well, a logical step of preventative maintenance.

Path of least resistence (from my recent and past experiences with the hoses).

Order a new piece (or both sides) from skidim.com (order the soft-sided non-wired hose).

Order two riser-to-manifold gaskets as well

Order 8 new riser bolts / washers

Remove the riser, cut the old hose off, and put in new ones.

Trying to fit in a new piece of hose without a loose end (the riser being off) is nothing but a headache.

Take it or leave it but that will prevent the 5 hours of torment. :)

While you're at that point, order enough hose to put in new replacements on the other end of the silencer. The soft-sided hose is very easy to cut-to-fit with a box knife. Be careful not to over-exert a cuttung motion, as the knife will slice right on through the point of where you had (not) intended to cut.

I can only suggest replacing both hoses. Have a look here at the inside of the hoses after several years of use. Scroll through to a few pics I posted.

http://www.mastercraft.com/teamtalk/showthread.php?t=37687&highlight=manifold

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[thatsmrmastercraft]

Great advice and pics cloaked.

[helton333]

Funny - I did it yesterday - you mentioned 5 hours - yep - that was it. Fuel tank had to come out - I also recommend having WD40 on hand to aid in the installation - for whatever reason, once you get that stuff hooked up all in line - it is a nightmare to trying and gain or loose a little to balance it out. Thanks for everyones help. What a pain in the butt repair!!

[east tx skier]

If it's the inline one, giving the muffler a good twist made it pop right off in our case.