How to Retrofit a Muffler

To retrofit a muffler is the best thing that you can do with maintain a good vehicle. A muffler can become damaged or worn down after many years on a vehicle for being drove a lot. If you live in a area that has bad winter roads that become icey, salt is added for cars not to slide off the road. Salt will eat away the metal on the muffler which causes rust and holes. 

By hearing the way a muffler sounds, determines the need for a retrofit a muffler. If you hear a rattle or a shake, then it is best to have you muffler inspected after hearing these signs. To retrofit a muffler can be very expensive but well worth to have it upgraded. Following a few steps by doing it yourself can save you a lot of money.

1. Remove old muffler clamps by using a drive ratchet. Tap them off until they fall off the muffler. Continue with tapping the muffler with a rubber hammer until it falls off the car. Remember to wear safety glasses to avoid anything getting into your eye like rust and debris from the muffler.

2. Install the new muffler by holding it up to be mounted against the car. Look for the right place to place the hangers that the muffler cab rest on. The process for this step could take up to two people. The muffler must line up correctly for the correct placement. Make sure the muffler is tapped with the rubber hammer until it is inserted.

3. Start installing the exhaust pipes and  placing the clamps to hold the tailpipe in place. Make sure that the clamps are not that tight, having the clamps to tight can cause the clamps to break or the tail pipe to deform. With this last step, your muffler should be mounted underneath the car.