this might be a dumb question but....
i tried to take off the silencer ring on my CTD today and i think it might be broken. if it's a snap ring it's missing the little ears to get it out of there so that i can get the silencer out.
what should i do???
the ring is close to the silencer so i can't get pliers in there to rip it out( i tried!!!)
thanks

-Bryan

 

Those rings don't have ears. You have to get a couple of small flat blade screwdrivers, and just work it out of the groove.

 

any helpful tips on how to get it out of the grove with the screwdrivers?

 

U dont have to be ginger about it

You downright have to be rough. THose dang lil snap rings dont come off easy, what i did was find where the snap ring was slit, and worked the screwdriver in there, once it got in i just pried away slowly workin around the ring then it will come off eventually..

My suggestion is dont baby it, and start from where its slit, not that tough to do.. Good luck tho!

Tx

 

thanks. i guess i was doing it right, i just wasn't tough with it. i tried to pry in there with a screw driver and tapping with a hammer but i guess i need a BFH.

 

careful. the housing in aluminum. a BFM is not needed.

Use 2 small flat head screwdrivers. lift one end up very carefully, just high enough to insert the second driver under. then work the second driver back until the ring comes loose.

 

You cant baby it, but dont man handle it either. One slip of the screw driver into the turbo fins and you aint goin nowhere.

 

that sounds better

 

And if you look closely the snap ring is slit at an angle like / so one side of it will be easier to get ahold of than the other. I finally flipped out once and just pried out the silencer ring and the snap ring is still in there. Prolly not a good solution but it worked.

 

funny how situations like that happen isn't it?
hmmm....

 

Not exactly sure what ya mean but yea

 

can you put the thing back in if you dont like it, or your dad is gonna come home from the army and beat you for making his truck a hot rod??

 

It should snap on no problem

i have a friend that put his back on cause his gf said it was too loud.... Sounds like it be time for me to find a new gf..

Tx

 

No kidding lol

 

where is this "silencer" located?