My exhaust repair

"Takuro Spirit" (takurospirit) 09/09/2015 at 11:14 • Filed to: camry, beige, exhaustlopnik

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It did not hold.

This is how it looked a few weeks ago. I will have to get under it to see what fell apart. I’m assuming its the front (left) clamp.

crowmolly > Takuro Spirit 09/09/2015 at 11:17

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Those crush clamps always seem to give me shit. Can you get a band clamp on it?

Takuro Spirit > crowmolly 09/09/2015 at 11:19

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That’s plan B. Or a beer can and some hose clamps.

Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh > Takuro Spirit 09/09/2015 at 11:22

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I’d say it’s not the clamp though not really.. That “putty” though.. that won’t work at all.

How to fix shit in 3.. or 4.. perhaps 5 easy steps.

Make sure the surface of the old pipes are clean.. dab some “putty” on the small bit and some on the large bit.. stuff the small into the big, use a proper clamp.. hey presto :O

Party-vi > Takuro Spirit 09/09/2015 at 11:22

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Not sure what your money situation is, but it shouldn’t cost too much to have a shop just weld in a straight section of pipe or your flex fitting.

BigBlock440 > Takuro Spirit 09/09/2015 at 11:40

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You even used legit flex pipe too. That looks like it should have worked, as long as there was enough pipe to clamp on to and the clamps were tight enough.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Takuro Spirit 09/09/2015 at 11:41

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...Tubes falls apart, the center cannot hold . Mere exhaust is loosed upon the world. Cheap Chinese clamps are loosed, and everywhere, the sense of quiet is drowned. The flex lacks all connection, while the burst is full of passionate cacaphony.

Takuro Spirit > Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh 09/09/2015 at 11:43

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I did the best that I could with what was left.

Takuro Spirit > BigBlock440 09/09/2015 at 11:43

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That’s my problem. There wasn’t much left on the left...

Takuro Spirit > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 09/09/2015 at 11:44

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Takuro Spirit > Party-vi 09/09/2015 at 11:45

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I’m just lazy. I have a welder at home, just no ambition to take the pipe off and do it right.

Sam > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 09/09/2015 at 11:50

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Have you been taking a creative writing class?

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Takuro Spirit 09/09/2015 at 11:52

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Yeats Muffler Shop - now offering catbacks. Speech after long silence; it is right.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Sam 09/09/2015 at 11:54

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Not actually, but I like me the hell out of some Yeats, and badgering things into the shapes of other things is one of my specialties.

gogmorgo - rowing gears in a Grand Cherokee > Takuro Spirit 09/09/2015 at 13:21

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My experience is that replacing the whole chunk is usually less work than patching and repatching.

MonkeePuzzle > Takuro Spirit 09/09/2015 at 13:54

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I did a temporary “repair” on mine to pass emissions testing. a little TOO temporary. the high temp gasket goo I used set rock hard and I was unable to undo my temporary change without the interceding of a hacksaw

Takuro Spirit > MonkeePuzzle 09/09/2015 at 14:22

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That’s what you get for cheatin’.

Takuro Spirit > gogmorgo - rowing gears in a Grand Cherokee 09/09/2015 at 14:24

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Less work, yes. More cost? YES. There’s a converter after the flex that’s only sold as an assembly. Even the cheapest Made In China pipe is ~$250.00

This was $30 and a few hours after work of monkeying around.