barberjb
Member
Hi gang,
Wifey complained that the car was suddenly louder (only when I asked her how her car was running, of course). Sure enough there is a leak at the exhaust flange just upstream of the muffler. It was 11 pm, but from what I could tell, there are no exhaust flange bolts at that location!
Not sure if it's been that way since we got it used a few years back, but it wouldn't surprise me.
In any case, need to replace them. I found the Dorman 03117 studs/nuts which, according to Dorman, is the right part. I don't see any springs like I was expecting from when I replaced my 94 Explorer cat-back. I'm assuming they're not needed, but wanted to double check. Also, I'm trying to figure out the orientation of the stud. Is one of the flanges threaded?
Thanks!
Wifey complained that the car was suddenly louder (only when I asked her how her car was running, of course). Sure enough there is a leak at the exhaust flange just upstream of the muffler. It was 11 pm, but from what I could tell, there are no exhaust flange bolts at that location!
Not sure if it's been that way since we got it used a few years back, but it wouldn't surprise me. In any case, need to replace them. I found the Dorman 03117 studs/nuts which, according to Dorman, is the right part. I don't see any springs like I was expecting from when I replaced my 94 Explorer cat-back. I'm assuming they're not needed, but wanted to double check. Also, I'm trying to figure out the orientation of the stud. Is one of the flanges threaded?
Thanks!
