miserable failure....(UPDATEd update)

[Brendan Walsh]

upon closer inspection i found that it was slighlty out of round
either from me screwing with it or it just came that way,So i placed
the donut on the old cat and **gently** tapped it back into shape with
a small rubber mallet(8oz?). seats better but not perfect, but the
leak is now small enough that inpection shouldn't notice. one day when
i have some more time i'll have to get in there and really take a good
crack at it. There may still be some schmutz in the down pipe that's
causing it. Leaks always in the same spot no matter how it turn the
donut/cat. Will update if i get it fixed any time soon.

Thanks all!
Brendan

On 7/6/05, Huw Powell <audi at humanspeakers.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> > Also, is there an easy trick to get those "donut" seals at either end
> > of the cat to seal tight?(mmm donuts....) Even with new hardware and
> > new seals I've still got a small leak by the downpipe.
> 
> It's tough sometimes, but I think the key is to first clean the inside
> of teh flanges, then slowly tighten everything while jiggling the parts
> around to make sure everything is aligned nicely.  Then get everything
> good and really tight.
> 
> Also it does seem that the exact shape and construction of those
> "donuts" varies, hopefully that isn't a problem.
> 
> --
> Huw Powell
> 
> http://www.humanspeakers.com/audi
> 
> http://www.humanthoughts.org/
> 


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