My exhaust started leaking where the muffler meets the tailpipe. I'm not sure if this is a no brainer 59 cent rubber part and bolt it up, or if it's a "somebody else will do it for $30, so why get dirty?" kind of job. Is this an easy fix?

Incidentally, Subaru replaced both of my CV axels (I'd mentioned in another thread they'd failed) for $475 as a courtesy since they failed at 50k miles. So, kudos to them!

No, that's completely rotted. The flanges are shot. Have a muffler shop fix it.

Muffler shop for that one it it were me. There was a Midas in my hometown that would fix stuff like that surprisingly cheap ~$75 and out the door.

Yeah, Mrs. Lee had one like that on an old beater Honda. It wasn't that cheap at Midas, but they sure knocked it out in a hurry with new pipe and welds. Looked very nice and clean and it would have taken me forever to do the same job.

We have a local mom and pop muffler shop. They helped me out when it was almost new and some miscreants saw zalled the cat. They didn't get it off, but they cut it up good. I'll let them get me out of dodge again.

Thanks guys!

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Exhaust work of this type is a "my time is worth money" job. In other words, why go to all the trouble when a muffler shop can put the car on a lift where the underside is easily accessible, cut the pipes on either side of the flange and weld a "sleeve" pipe over it in ~30 minutes for $50 or so.

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Originally posted by egregore:
Exhaust work of this type is a "my time is worth money" job. In other words, why go to all the trouble when a muffler shop can put the car on a lift where the underside is easily accessible, cut the pipes on either side of the flange and weld a "sleeve" pipe over it in ~30 minutes for $50 or so.

I'm sold. I'm finally getting some momentum on many many MANY items that have been piling up on me. Significant home electrical and bathroom projects at hand. All three of my cars buggered. Whatever I can do to keep the balls rolling, and we'll assess the financial damage in the fall.

Many of us don’t have a torch set or welding setup. Some jobs can be easy, with tools & know how.

We had a similar problem years back, the no-name muffle show did a great fix at a reasonable price. It’s also nice when it’s fixed right.

Some jobs are just not worth dealing with.

I see you have decided... Of course, you could always just cut it with a hacksaw and call it a "performance exhaust". I hear plenty of them around here...

Here is one way to do it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjAUWlaPML0

I'd imagine it could be done with clamps instead of welding like in the video.

I also wonder if a butt type exhaust clamp would work well in this application after lopping off the flanges.