had to comment on this, just finished this fix today, worked perfectly, it sounds like a brand new car now by comparison. thanks for this

Thanks. You asked, "How long is this thing gonna last?" My 1997 Grand Marquis has 466,000 miles on it, and I am just now fixing the same issue on the passenger side! That exhaust lasted a long time!

I'm no where near a mechanic but I'm tired of spending money on someone else to fix my stuff so I go to youtube and you sir saved me a huge headache today thank you

Man... this video had saved me hundred bucks as I DIYed it too. My 2014 outback had same old rotted pipe to muffler flanges. Same thing i did grind and cut the rusted bolt leaving me without anything to anchor the new bolt. I used the split flanges. My trouble is the gasket, air still leaking despite tightening the flanges. I applied a little bit of putty and made the good seal.

Excellent method to fix a broken exhaust flange when dealing with broken/frozen bolts!!!

Didn't know these existed. Thank you very much!! That saved boat loads of time and headache.

Thanks man! Very cool video. I actually do have a few personal vehicle that is "not even worth it", but I do have $20! I am taking a flange apart on a 1989 Honda tomorrow and was wondering if I can braze the muffler rust hole along the seam and then stumbled on your video. My second concern is whether there is a gasket in that flange I soaked today, so now I know a bit more about what I am up against and how to deal with it when I screw up. It's easiest that way than getting my computer keys all greasy. Thanks for taking the time to school us. I din't know there was such a repair clamp and would have welded on a new plate with 2 holes. I like your way better. Very clever on how to use two and stagger the old studs.

Was worth waiting till the end. I was looking at my broken off bolt head like how the hell am I gonna drill that out. Thanks

Great fix J La, I suppose you have to be fairly creative when it comes to mechanic's, my brand new bike out the show room is cutting out and leaking oil from the cylinder head onto the exhaust and flange, maybe from over filled engine oil, i am hoping it can be fixed

You just saved me a messed up hand and a head ache thanks bro

I appreciate the video sir, very informative and helpful. Sure maybe it could be trimmed in length but we're all human and you made many very good points that may have been missed if the video was trimmed. Thanks again for the great video!

FYI, sometimes the bolts won't clear the flange. I just tried this. I have a 2006 Honda Accord and it has a 3 bolt flange. I got the flange repair kits that were the same size as the pipe, 2in, but maybe I should've gotten the 2 1/4 because it just wouldn't work. I'm just taking it to a shop now because I don't have a good way to get the car up high enough anyway. It's too tight with a jack and jack stands. Total PITA.

Wow... you are the best Instructor ... this video helped me fix my issue of exhaust pipe..... !!!!

Your video helped me a lot. Now I'm gonna fix my car. Thank you.

I didn’t even know that piece existed. Ended up cutting the flanges off and using adapter pipes before

Thanks man, Ive been having the same idea but wasnt sure if it would work. Ill be ordering some now.

This is the exactly what I was looking for. Thank you for making this video, you saved me a considerable amount of money.

You just saved me $200 on my Infiniti!! Thank you!

Good info. Great delivery. Thanks

Buying a sheet of material and making your own gasket, brilliant. I should start doing this for oil plug crush gaskets.

Great vid, gonna go give this a try, heading to autozone now! get my Suzuki x-90 nice a quiet, sounds like a fart in a tin can right now.

Life saver, thank you 👍

Great video J La, very informative. (UK)

Man thank you so much for this!!!

Very instructive, thanks.

Very helpful thank you!

Drilling out ground off bolts is the easiest thing ever, especially when you have a bay like this, but the universal flange connectors are genius!

Someone was kind enough to steal my catalytic converter! They chop the flange in half. Thanks for the great information!

Great tip! Thanks!!!!

Great idea THANX

Awesome video! Thanks for sharing, learn something new every day. Cheers!

this is what I'm doing now. had to order the second flange as the ears are rusted away. had to use 4 inch bolts but it's looking good to go.

Great tip. Thanks.

Gracias esto es exactamente lo que andaba buscando

What is the name of that front part that runs up in the engine

Handy tip about the split flanges. And, "sheets of exhaust material" - what exactly is the name of that, please?

THANK YOUUUUUU :) Saved me a lot of money !

cut the old flanges off completely, get an exhaust pipe adapter, they are about 5 inches long, they fit over the ends of both pipes, and you put two U clamps on and you are done. You can also get the adapters to match two different size exhaust pipes if necessary. Advanced Auto has them in stock all the time.

Water was coming out of mine also. I had an engine swap and it was squirting out of the flange after an engine swap.same pipes just when we put them back together, there was all the water. My friend did all of work and unfortunately he had left out of state and probably could have told me what was happening

yes that what i need.

What did you use to cut the flange bolts to get the two exhaust pipes apart? Sawzall?

I bought a car with a 100% new exhaust. Cats, Down pipes, resonators muffs sweet.

Great idea! Are the bolt holes far enough apart where these 2-bolt split flanges would fit over a 3-bolt flange without it blocking the bolts?

i like your "lift" lol

i over tighten and stripped the bolt and it still leaks 😭

I especially enjoyed the excessive!!

tried it 4 times these past 3 weeks, still leaks, tried the clamps with muffler cement to seal it, still leaks. Gonna try with red hi temp silicone today, beyond that I don't know what else I can do.

Como se llaman las abrazaderas??

What was the brand of the flange kit? Thanks

Why not slice the flange wings off the old pipes? They look dangerously sharp. Just lop off and bolt up the spot flanges.

too much excessive talking,but helpful.

Wish I could hire you to work on my corroded 2006 Camry! Is there anything I can spray on the exhaust pipe to prevent further damage. Ah! The Great North East where the salt the roads all winter long.

Cadillac converter? I thought I was the only one who calls it that ! Lol

I mean what's the name of the product

I died at $1500 Thanks

I bought a gasket today $10

Fh

Imma do this and imma do that. Almost 8 mins , And then back to work. Talk less bruh. Geez

Ok do the job to much bla bla to make time and money .. lol im joking