you should be able to remove it from the pipe
remove the screws or poprivits
slide out the core from the housing
pull off the sloppy, nasty old muffler packing
clean all parts of arrester and housing with carb cleaner
get new packing material from moto shop and wrap around the core
slide it back into the housing
replace screws/pop rivits and reinstall the unit

sorry, just figured out you were talking bout an add on.
so, above is for silencer
for the sparky I would try soaking in tub of carb cleaner for at least over night, put on a trash bag T-shirt, and some safety glasses and hit it with the air hose...away from cars or anything else you dont want with black spots...
