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Lousy design, in my opinion.
Might work fine with Volvo original parts, but with anything out of the ordinary, that clamp design is the weak link.
I ended-up having to trim the bell and flare on the ends of the pipe and welded proper two-bolt flanges to the ends of both pipes.
Problem solved. Unfortunately, it took a lot of time and consideration to get it right.
If Meineke can do the sleeve thing, but split it in half and put proper flanges in-place, that would essentially be doing what I did.
Good luck.
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