Rear Exhaust Pipe Broke, Need Advice
08-19-2006, 11:52 AM
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Rear Exhaust Pipe Broke, Need Advice
HEy folks, started hearing my exhaust make weird noise then began inspecting things once it got even worse. Not sure how this happened but it looks like the pipe broke at one of the connections/joints. I'd love to get some advice on cheap fixes or replacement ideas. More of a DIY kind of guy but dont have any experience with exhausts.
Hope these pictures kind of give you an idea of whats going on. I'm not sure if taking it to a muffler repair place is a good idea or looking for replacement parts. I dont have any welding experience.
Hope these pictures kind of give you an idea of whats going on. I'm not sure if taking it to a muffler repair place is a good idea or looking for replacement parts. I dont have any welding experience.
08-19-2006, 12:20 PM
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Wow, so it broke apart at the flange huh? Weird, I actually picked up a 5th gen muffler from this kid at school a few years ago and it was broken in the same spot.
Justin, maybe you can bring the muffler to a shop, and get a new flange welded on?
Just make sure you mark down the angle that you need then to weld it on, so that the bolt holes like up
Justin, maybe you can bring the muffler to a shop, and get a new flange welded on?
Just make sure you mark down the angle that you need then to weld it on, so that the bolt holes like up
08-19-2006, 02:46 PM
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Take it to a local mufflershop to get welded up, im pretty shure you cant diy fix that where it will last unless you weld it up.
But till then you are gonna have to live with your maxima sounding like... well a car with no muffler.
But till then you are gonna have to live with your maxima sounding like... well a car with no muffler.
08-19-2006, 02:53 PM
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Here's the link to the fix posted on this forum:
http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?t=445956
I just did the repair 2 days ago using the sleeve method. I used a power saw with a fine pitch blade and cut out the flanges on both side of the exhaust pipes. Using the right tools you can do this under an hour. Cost was well under $10.00.
Note that there is a slight size difference of mating ends of the exhaust pipe. So I used a exhaust connector adapter that accepted a 2 inch on one end and 2 1/8 on the otherside. The connector fit inside the muffler pipe and over the b pipe end.
Also check the b pipe hangar. This is also mentioned in the thread. It also deterioates at the same time the flange does. I intend to use the inverted hangar method as the pipe is rattling over the metal cross piece.
The rest of the exhaust looks to be in pretty good shape so I hope that this fix will last another 7 years.
http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?t=445956
I just did the repair 2 days ago using the sleeve method. I used a power saw with a fine pitch blade and cut out the flanges on both side of the exhaust pipes. Using the right tools you can do this under an hour. Cost was well under $10.00.
Note that there is a slight size difference of mating ends of the exhaust pipe. So I used a exhaust connector adapter that accepted a 2 inch on one end and 2 1/8 on the otherside. The connector fit inside the muffler pipe and over the b pipe end.
Also check the b pipe hangar. This is also mentioned in the thread. It also deterioates at the same time the flange does. I intend to use the inverted hangar method as the pipe is rattling over the metal cross piece.
The rest of the exhaust looks to be in pretty good shape so I hope that this fix will last another 7 years.
08-19-2006, 10:46 PM
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Because this point seems to break, and another part closer to the muffler I may consider a cattman, is that an easy install? How much do they run? I havent looked in to that before. Otherwise this weekend I'm going to try and saw off the pipe ends and use that sleeve cover and screw it down. Seems like a cheap easy fix and I dont even have to deal with the muffler places. Any other thoughts? The other page was good but a lot of the pictures dont work anymore.
08-19-2006, 10:52 PM
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Justin, the Cattman used should go for around $2-250 shipped. The install is pretty easy other than the need to enlarge the flange holes on the OEM piece to get the bolts to go through.
04-29-2009, 08:03 PM
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Exhaust Update
After repairing the flange with the coupler fix, it failed after only three years. I replaced it again today.
The problem is that the replacement flange is made of standard steel that corrodes fairly quickly in the Northeast. I could not find stainless steel reducers.
The rest of the exhaust is holding up pretty well considering it is nearly 10 years old. The flange is certainly its weak point.
I don’t know if it’s worth taking the time to replace it every three years or to replace it with OEM parts that may last a bit longer?
The problem is that the replacement flange is made of standard steel that corrodes fairly quickly in the Northeast. I could not find stainless steel reducers.
The rest of the exhaust is holding up pretty well considering it is nearly 10 years old. The flange is certainly its weak point.
I don’t know if it’s worth taking the time to replace it every three years or to replace it with OEM parts that may last a bit longer?
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