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Exhaust hanger removal tool from snap on

PoorOwner

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Manual calls for snap on ya3202.

Had to search to see what that looks like, does anyone know some similar pliers or ways to accomplish the same thing ?
 
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Rlfd213

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Usually I would spray penetrating oil on the hanger and in the hanger. Then use a pry bar to work the hanger out of the rubber.
 

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I'd bet that's easier, but I use something similar to this and it's easy enough. If they're stuck pretty good I spray a little water and twist 'em loose. I'm not 100% sure what different lubes would do to the rubber but I don't have to mess with those often.03f26001db228db30cba9ee0db3210a8.jpg

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colin39

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Spray oil and use ya hand , ive never used a tool of any kind on an exhaust rubber.
 

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Sure you can get them off using other tools and techniques but the right tool works really well. I've used both brands and I don't have a preference
 
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The thing is I am daunted whenever i see remove exhaust hanger
I don't have hulk strength finger like some of you guys and my palm get bruised etc
On old cars it may be easier but on a new car that is difficult especially one that's been a few years the rubber just started to harden a little more
 

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I've got a set of the Lisle pliers, work great.

Some rubbers are ******* tight even after spraying with oils etc.
 
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Thanks for finding the Lang tool one it appears to be the oem for snap on / blue point
 

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I have the lisle plier tool and i would say its worth the $20 price, takes all of the frustration out of fiddling with the rubber hangers. I dont use it too often but im glad i have it
 

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I'm not 100% sure what different lubes would do to the rubber

Probably nothing good.

I saw the Lisle tool, and needed something like that one night after the stores were closed. So I welded together something similar using rebar and a pair of broken groove joint pliers in the junk drawer.

That style tool works like a charm, needing no lubrication to take everything apart. Once apart, I re-lube with the same silicone grease I use on brake caliper pins (which also slide around in rubber, so it's got to be safe on the rubber), and it always goes back together like butter without needing a tool.
 
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zdech123

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Pb blaster and a pry bar work great. For stubborn hangars with enough room to access those pliers do come in handy though.
 

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I have the lisle plier tool and i would say its worth the $20 price, takes all of the frustration out of fiddling with the rubber hangers. I dont use it too often but im glad i have it

Would you give it 5 stars like the other people did?
 

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Would you give it 5 stars like the other people did?

Sure, i have no complaints about it; works exactly as it is supposed to, saves time, makes life easier, was cheap enough to forget about what i spent on it and if i was in a situation where i didnt have one and tried someone else's, i would be convinced to buy one.
 

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Yup. The Lisle tool. Worth every measly penny. Its one of those tools, you never really know how completely cool it is until you have one.
 

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I got a pair from Mac identical to the lisle pliers. Paid about $30 for them and like others have said I don't know how I went with out them for years.
 

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I used dialectric grease, followed by elbow grease, when I was working on my truck's exhaust earlier in the year... the 15 year old exhaust hangers haven't rotted away since then, so far so good.

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I did not know such a thing existed, but now I must have one... damn you, Garage Journal!

Also, let's not forget the most powerful tool at all: a wallet. Most of the time, these stupid exhaust hangers are fairly cheap to replace, and new ones usually work a lot better. The only catch is that they can be a pain to find sometimes, so make sure you have the correct new ones in hand before you go hacking the old ones off.
 

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If I need it on occasion wouldnt blink at the price of these. Sis a couple the other day with spray and Channelocks, put back on by hand but there is a time and place the 30$ would come back.
 
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jn50308401

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Usually I would spray penetrating oil on the hanger and in the hanger. Then use a pry bar to work the hanger out of the rubber.
Yup, short pry bar, lube it up and pop it out. I hated exhaust work, in Michigan in the winter time when everybody's frickin' muffler decides to fall off!

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When I changed the mufflers on my first mustang I did it but laying on your back makes it a PITA. I saw this tool in the catalog and said, "I have to have it". made putting new mufflers on the second mustang a lot easier.
 
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