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I got mine off with a pry bar and judging by the boing I knew they would be bloody difficult to get
back on, but it was a doddle, just reversed the nuts and brackets on a 50mm(2") exhaust bracket
as in pic and place it inside the c-clip and there is just enough thread to stretch the clip wide enough
to re-fit and just enough clearance for it to slide out once fitted.

whilst i'm sure with someone other than me holding the spanner it'd be fine, i get nervous due to the amount of tension they are under. there's not a lot to stop the one end slipping off. i prefer the loop of rope 18" long and a stout length of timber to pull the clip down. leaves your hands long way away from the clips too :)

Nate wrote:whilst i'm sure with someone other than me holding the spanner it'd be fine, i get nervous due to the amount of tension they are under. there's not a lot to stop the one end slipping off. i prefer the loop of rope 18" long and a stout length of timber to pull the clip down. leaves your hands long way away from the clips too :)

Kinda similar to what you mentioned dude, a friend of mine worked in a garage where their answer to replacing them was to use a bit of rope but with a loop on the end for your foot. Obviously using your weight to make the clips fit. Cant imagine that was too successfull tho...

Alex

Nate wrote:whilst i'm sure with someone other than me holding the spanner it'd be fine, i get nervous due to the amount of tension they are under. there's not a lot to stop the one end slipping off. i prefer the loop of rope 18" long and a stout length of timber to pull the clip down. leaves your hands long way away from the clips too :)

funnily similar reply you made in the previous forum so i will reply the same... your words are spoken by somone who has never tried it, next time give it a go as it is simples.

but using a length of rope i can get both of them on literally in seconds. i'll freely admit we're never gonna have everyone agreeing on this

81GTi wrote:I got mine off with a pry bar and judging by the boing I knew they would be bloody difficult to get
back on, but it was a doddle, just reversed the nuts and brackets on a 50mm(2") exhaust bracket
as in pic and place it inside the c-clip and there is just enough thread to stretch the clip wide enough
to re-fit and just enough clearance for it to slide out once fitted.

i might be a bit slow here but how do you get them on with a exhaust bracket?
i need to do mine back up soon :(

Can vouch for this exhaust bracket thing, worked for my mate when he did mine and the garage i use was impressed when i advised him about it when he was doing some other VW with the same clip and it worked?