flyfisher11 said:
I feel your pain Gem. Last time I posted the same thing as above I got flamed to hell and back. I'm with you though. What about a piece of oversized with a couple GOOD clamps? I dunno but there has to be a better way.
Years ago, SWMBO went to the local muffler shop to have the exhaust done on the LWB. Unbeknownst to her, I had a new flange made for her to have the muffler shop guy weld on...
She came back with the whole exhaust system welded from manifold to muffler. Since that time, I have had to cut that pipe during engine removal and transfer case replacement. I'll never weld an exhaust or suggest someone else do so.
On a humorous note, a year or so ago, I had to replace a trans in a DII. When I returned it to the client, it apparently had a little leak where the Y-pipe met the muffler and it dripped condensed water. She called giving me hell for not sealing it better and that her kids were gonna die from the carbon monoxide. One of the mechanics who worked at her father's company looked at it and told her he wouldn't let his wife drive a vehicle with such a horrible exhaust leak. I told her to bring it back and I'd make it right. She brought it back and I tightened it up and made sure it didn't leak from the joint. While I was fixing the leak, I noticed a huge hole in the pipe between the muffler adn the resonator where it had hit the axle.
When she picked it up, I told her I'd fixed what she'd been upset about, but that she should consider replacing the pipe that had the huge hole in it!
