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Spun an Insert when taking off my brackets on TOR Mufflers to transfer them to EPCO's (received with out brackets in a trade). Does anyone know if EPCO makes brackets for their mufflers or how a guy can pick a set of brackets. My Dealer has no clue.

Are the brackets themselves in good shape? I had to cut the head off a bolt on my stock pipes to get mine off for my Epcos (no brackets new...).

Yes, but I'm trying to not mess with them too much, so I can ship the pipes to someone that I traded the EPCO's for.

Gocha. I think if you spin the insert (you mean the nut insude the pipe right?) there isn't a whole lot you can do unless you can get a wrench on the nut inside the pipe. Even then, not sure how the other guy is gonna get it back on.

I think the insert can be tac welded, any thoughts

tac welding will damage chrome. Is it possible to drill the bolt out to get the hanger off then install a iron grip type nutzert in the pipe?

This is what you're dealing with. It isn't a nut- and there is a steel mesh screen covering them on the inside.

Check out Dinqua's pipe mods on his web site to see how those stock pipes are put together.
http://www.dinqua.com/

I tack welded the inserts on a couple of the pipes I have done. Had to grind the head off to get the bracket off then with a cut off wheel ground through the chrome and scuffed the insert in 2 spots opposite each other then made 2 small welds , ground them smooth and used a small amount of high temp aluminum (silver) paint to prevent rust. You can't tell I did anything once the bracket is bolted to the pipe. Be careful it's probably pretty easy to burn through the pipe. I used a mig welder on a very low setting.

EDIT: by the way I welded then removed the cut off piece of bolt with pliers.