'86 muffler fix?

[Ti Kan]

Steve Arbaugh writes:
> Got another question for y’all: my ’86 5ktqa just decided it’s had enough of
> the rear muffler, and the thing has totally broken away from the input pipe
> and is just hanging there pretending. It makes a lovely rattle every time a
> door closes or you brush against the car. Anyhow, if I were to order a new
> one, how is it installed? Everything is welded, and being a non-welder, is
> this do-able in the driveway? If so, how?

Factory exhaust parts are in sections that are joined together with
gaskets and bolts, never welded.  If you get an OEM muffler, it
should be a simple matter of unbolting the old and bolting on the new.
That is, if your car's exhaust pipes have not been molested by an
unscrupulous shop.

-Ti
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