Dumb Question Thread - No Flaming Allowed

[BigRussia]

Have a proper dumb question for this thread this time; when removing the axle from the differential does any diff fluid come out? Need to repair the inner cv joint boot and was wondering if I’ll need to have some Castrol diff fluid handy or it’s actually a sealed unit and I'm being dumb?

[Cubieman]

I think so. You have to get it hot enough, but steel is easier to work with than any alloy.

You have a proper torch?

A long pry bar or something would be good to give you the leverage. One end down below that step, then the otherside of that step will be your fulcrum. I like your idea of pulling too. I would mock it up and practice first. Can this fit into a vice or can you make a quick jig or something to hold the whole thing? Maybe even in-situ if you had to.

Or take it and an 18 pack to a local muffler shop.

Unfortunately the best torch I have is MAP gas, I think I can vise that bitch up and give it a go. I just worry about cracking the welds, it bent one way (likely from a crash) now I am bending it back.

I do like how the resonators are clamped on so worst case I can just delete them or get new resonator as both sides are bent up. The exhaust is likely going to be super tame with 2 sets of resonator but the M6 isn't getting high end shit, that's for the 3 series.

[Tbonem3]

I think so. You have to get it hot enough, but steel is easier to work with than any alloy.

You have a proper torch?

A long pry bar or something would be good to give you the leverage. One end down below that step, then the otherside of that step will be your fulcrum. I like your idea of pulling too. I would mock it up and practice first. Can this fit into a vice or can you make a quick jig or something to hold the whole thing? Maybe even in-situ if you had to.

Or take it and an 18 pack to a local muffler shop.

[Cubieman]

I bought a used full exhaust system for my M6, supposedly Dinan, at least the mufflers. My issue is that one of the resonators is bent on the outlet side.

I don't know much about metal, welds etc. so I wondered if this could be fixed by me maybe with some heat/pliers/leverage.

[Acarv_426]

Adaptations get reset when the battery is undone as well. You'll be fine. Will take some time for smog monitors to set.

Appreciate the info. Thanks Tbonem3