Finally

"McMike" (mcmike) 10/17/2014 at 10:00 • Filed to: drivewaymechanic, tutu153, vanagon

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Yesterday the stars aligned, and I was able to finish replacing my tailpipe.

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Typical. Of the 13 fasteners I had to end up removing, only one of them came off with a wrench. The rest had to be sliced off in one way or another.

Here's the rusty 2 into 1 pipe I wasn't planning on replacing.

But broke it, so I didn't have a choice. It was four years old, and still in pretty solid shape. If it wasn't for that broken ear, I:

Wouldn't have had to order another one.

Wouldn't have had to deal with those fasteners

Would have been FINISHED LAST WEEK

Once you brushed the rust off, you were left with a nice rounded off 12mm bolt. The pipe and flange you are looking at is two years old. What is this shit made out of?

Every time I have to work on this system, I start shopping for stainless replacements. Then I finish the repair, and it's all good. I'm always confident it'll be easier next time.

It never is.

FJ80WaitinForaLSV8 > McMike 10/17/2014 at 10:44

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That rust is giving me nightmares.

FJ80WaitinForaLSV8 > McMike 10/17/2014 at 10:54

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also could a coat or 2 of this stuff help?

McMike > FJ80WaitinForaLSV8 10/17/2014 at 11:07

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Tried that once when I replaced a single pipe about 10 years ago. It was all gone and had started rusting by the end of the week.

Brian, The Life of > McMike 10/17/2014 at 11:09

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This is two years old?! Where do you live? The bottom of Salt Lake?

FJ80WaitinForaLSV8 > McMike 10/17/2014 at 11:12

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yikes.