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Old 03-08-2018, 08:13 AM
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Originally Posted by PHMCobra View Post
I had slip-on sidepipes on my early Backdraft build that also proved difficult to remove. I attached one end of hand-crank come-alongs to the sidepipe near the 90-degree bend and the other end to a fixed stud in my garage. I delicately tightened the come-alongs while tapping the side-pipe with a rubber hammer. The side-pipe came right off. Phil
That's the best idea yet, and I have all of that sitting within ten feet of me in my garage, and it never would have occurred to me.
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