Muffler Tailpipe Repair "Patch" ?
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No matter what you do, it is a bandaid repair at best until replaced. This is decent stuff if all you just want a temporary bandaid:
https://a.co/d/0hL4mLiW
Although I normally use it as a sealer for a clamp, and you can’t really do that on a muffler. So not sure exactly how that repair would turn out.
https://a.co/d/0hL4mLiW
Although I normally use it as a sealer for a clamp, and you can’t really do that on a muffler. So not sure exactly how that repair would turn out.
Replace it!! AZ patch will leak and you run the risk of getting CO in your vehicle. NOT SAFE!
If you want to, get an appropriately sized hunk of sheet metal, slather the split with exhaust putty then girdle it using 2 large Ideal (worm screw) clamps as a truly temporary fix.
If any of this costs you anything...just get it fixed properly.
If any of this costs you anything...just get it fixed properly.
I would be tempted to use three large worm-gear hose clamps and a piece of aluminized / galvanized sheet metal. Wrap it up like a bandaid!
I tried one of those products with the mesh or fiberglass tape that also had a thick (almost putty-like) material that "cures" from the exhaust heat. I cleaned the surfaces fairly well, applied the material, then wrapped it with the tape. It lasted 2-3 days so either I did something wrong or it's hit or miss. I was looking to get rid of the car so I wasn't keen on spending much money, but the noise just got worse by the day. I did end up replacing the Y-pipe and it was like a brand new car !
I think this is what I used: https://www.oreillyauto.com/detail/...xhaust-repair-kit/vera/10340?q=exhaust+repair
I even did the extra step of cutting some aluminum and wrapping it over the hole, then wrapping the supplied tape, then the bonding material.
I think this is what I used: https://www.oreillyauto.com/detail/...xhaust-repair-kit/vera/10340?q=exhaust+repair
I even did the extra step of cutting some aluminum and wrapping it over the hole, then wrapping the supplied tape, then the bonding material.
Kestas
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I've used a scrap of sheet metal and a number of large hose clamps chained together to make such a repair.
Midasize that thing!
I tried that when the muffler on one of the Jeeps split in a similar way. It will buzz and rattle terribly.
CleanSump
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Does the FlexSeal come with cocaine?
The super long stainless hose clamps are available in plumbing at your local Home Depot and Lowes. I've tried those patch tapes in the '80s when I was poor. You'd have to buy enough to wrap that whole muffler, so not cheap. Cheap universal muffler is way more bettererrrr.
We used to use beer cans and whatever we had to secure them. Bailing wire...
4wd
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Slotted angle stock, steel wool, wire - plenty of wire …
Nah, that one is dead. You can put bubblegum and tape on it, but anything you do will be short term.
On the cheap, you could get some sheet metal, some sharp sheet metal screws, and high temp silicone made for exhausts, and patch it that way. Probably needs new metal all the way to the midpoint, as the bottom is likely rusted beyond a suitable state to attach new material. Clean the area with sand paper.........bunch of screws....let dry, might be worth a shot............ag\ain temporary.
On the cheap, you could get some sheet metal, some sharp sheet metal screws, and high temp silicone made for exhausts, and patch it that way. Probably needs new metal all the way to the midpoint, as the bottom is likely rusted beyond a suitable state to attach new material. Clean the area with sand paper.........bunch of screws....let dry, might be worth a shot............ag\ain temporary.
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