'86 muffler fix?

[Pat Korach]

On a 87 5000TQ I had,  the exhaust system was in one piece.  I had to cut in
front of the rear muffler it to get it off the car.  Reused it on my 89
200TQ with a special Audi TQ
 muffler clamp I got off E-Bay.

Pat
Kirkland, WA
----- Original Message -----
From: "tom winter" <tom at freeskier.com>
To: "Steve Arbaugh" <sneekerz at comcast.net>; "Quattro List"
<quattro at www.audifans.com>
Sent: Wednesday, June 30, 2004 7:34 AM
Subject: Re: '86 muffler fix?


> Steve - Ti nailed it, you should be able to unbolt different exhaust
> sections, replacing only the muffler. If your muffler is that trashed, I'd
> invest in some liquid wrench and totally drench all the bolts (let them
sit
> overnight after you douse them), as they're probably wasted too. It's an
> easy job to do in the driveway, though, and everything is pretty visible
> once you get under the car. Replace all the rubber hangers for the system
> while you're under there, too. If you're really tight on cash, you may be
> able to source everything (pipes, muffler, etc) you need from a junkyard
> (get new bolts, gaskets and hangers), but that's assuming you can find
> relatively "new" rust free parts at the scrapyard. Good luck
>
> Tom
>
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