normaly you'd remvoe the cat and muffler first - in one big piece.
then you undo 3 ends of the rear pipe - where it goes to each head, and
where it goes to that cast iron junction thing where the two pipes conenct.
I never undo both pipes from that piece , at least not usually.

what are you trying to do ? just out some on the middle of your rear pipe
and weld in a new section ?

----- Original Message -----
From: "Dan Krautkremer" <kd5ceu@YAHOO.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2008 10:43 PM
Subject: rear exhaust header question

> Howdy to all. Can anyone let me know how they replaced just the rear
> header section without removing the rest of the exhaust, or rear engine
> mount. I cut the old section out with a sawsall. (makes it a whole lot
> easier getting at the nuts and bolt on the head). I rather not remove the
> manifold, if at all posible. 86' GL. Thanx.
>
> Danno
> 86' Vanagon GL
> 87' Cabby.