Deleting 6.4

Kent94 · Apr 15, 2013

Going to be deleting my 6.4 hopefully Wenesday night. I have been PB blasting the 2 bolts for the flange to the dp and the band clamp for the back. I am going to leave the sensors in and just disconnect the wires. I am also going to unbolt the hangers. My only worry is getting the end of a DPF pipe out of the rest of the exhuast looks to be on there pretty good. Any ideas on how to do that? Ive heard ratchet straping it to the front and rear axle but where would I hook it to the hangers? Are they strong enough for that? Thanks

BFT · Apr 15, 2013

I take it down all in one piece. I disconnect from the DPF back and run a strap or some wire to hold that end up while I unbolt the front.
I usually unbolt the hangers so I don't have to deal with sliding the rubber off the hanger

Kent94 · Apr 15, 2013

BFT said:
I take it down all in one piece. I disconnect from the DPF back and run a strap or some wire to hold that end up while I unbolt the front.
I usually unbolt the hangers so I don't have to deal with sliding the rubber off the hanger

Yes thats what I want to do. But the band clamp behind the DPF where its 3.5" the end of the DPF goes into the pipe and it looks like its going to be a pain. Thats the only part im worried about.

ncollins64 · Apr 15, 2013

me and my cousin had mine out in about 15 mins i believe. it was much easier than it looks. you doing full exhaust or just delete pipe?

Kent94 · Apr 15, 2013

Just want to do delete pipe for now. Looks farley easy but like I said before that dpf pipe the rear up it where it goes into the pipe and theres a band clamp how did you get that off? Looks on there pretty damn good

ncollins64 · Apr 15, 2013

i think i sprayed some pb blaster around the clamp and had my cuz pulling back on the rear pipe and it had enough room to slide off the dpf. i think thats right. it wasnt as bad as it looks i promise.

ncollins64 · Apr 15, 2013

i think we was done in less than 30 mins from start to finish.

Kent94 · Apr 15, 2013

Wow no kiddin. Yeah mines kind of rusty tho thats the worry.

ncollins64 · Apr 15, 2013

hopefully a couple of good hard jerks it will slide out. may can get some wood or something and tap around the pipe where it slides out. may help break it free.

Dena6.4 · Apr 15, 2013

Bought my truck from MA and had a hell of a time getting the two sections you described apart..Ended up looping a strap around the front of the muffler and strapped to the rear axle and looped a strap around the back of the dpf to the front axle..with good tension on both straps I knocked back on the muffler with a dead blow and it finally worked its way off

Kent94 · Apr 15, 2013

Dena6.4 said:
Bought my truck from MA and had a hell of a time getting the two sections you described apart..Ended up looping a strap around the front of the muffler and strapped to the rear axle and looped a strap around the back of the dpf to the front axle..with good tension on both straps I knocked back on the muffler with a dead blow and it finally worked its way off

Thats what im thinking im going to have to do. Did you unbolt the hangers before you did this or what?

Dena6.4 · Apr 15, 2013

yeah pretty sure i had them all unbolted first

Kent94 · Apr 15, 2013

Ok and u just leave the flange where it meets the down pipe connected. How long it take u?

Dena6.4 · Apr 15, 2013

I had already had the downpipe unbolted but it might help to leave it together

I fought it for a little while until i got annoyed, sat back, had a beer and thought of a smarter way to do it..Once it was strapped and I hit on it with the dead blow it only took about 5 mins to get it to work its way off..Everything else came apart easily except for the back sensor, but you said you were leaving that in anyways.