"There is no gasket between the muffler and the CAT, just a clamp. The bolts tend to rust and snap off. So, if you can get the bolts off a P&P version, save them. The clamp usually will be reusable."

And this is the joint where mine rusted through. The joint between the two pipes is kind of like a bubble flare. On mine, the "bubble" was rusted through and cracked. So I tried cutting the whole joint out and replacing it with a muffler adapter (using it like a sleeve). It worked ok, not great, but ok and still leaked a little because of the bends in what was left of the original pipes. In other words, I could not get the new sleeve to seat properly on the old bent pipes.

Still, it was better than what was there.


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