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Old 01-24-2015, 05:31 PM
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ok, half of the y pipe wore away due to improper torquing off the clamps.. now i have a leak at the clamped area of y pipe.i tried to re clamp up on the y pipe but it came loose so im figuring there not enough y pipe left to clam on

im thinking i can get a band clamp to join both Y pipe and tail pipe what do you guys think??
granted i want to do all this with out removing the Y
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How thin is the metal of your Y pipe? You may be better off to start with a new Y? Those Pacesetter Y's aren't very much money.
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A good muffler shop should be able to weld in a new piece for a reasonable price.
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How thin is the metal of your y pipe? You may be better off to start with a new y? Those pacesetter y's aren't very much money.
this is not my set up but im thinking i can do this i will take my pics soon also if you look close at the clamp joints it looks as if he has some sor t of aluminum foil in the joints for sealing purposes i dont know
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Looks like a band clamp and someone decided to throw some exhaust wrap on for extra sealing.
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i tried to put a 3 inch clamp on but its not clamping down on enough of the 3 inch header collector i tied to expand the u bolt to get more clearance but its not working i need some hotter heat o... any thought??
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How thin is the metal of your Y pipe? You may be better off to start with a new Y? Those Pacesetter Y's aren't very much money.
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Looks like it just rotted... you're gonna need a new section of piping.
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