The unfortunate 4 years I lived in Ohio, that was how I fixed my exhaust pipe. An aluminum can and a couple hose clamps. And when my car died a few years later out in California, the can and clamps were still working.

 

One of my cats has been rattling pretty bad, so today I swung through a Monroe shop on the way home from work.

A little over $2000 to replace both cats.

I didn't want to crawl under there, but it looks like I'll be wasting another Saturday soon.

 

Picked up a used set of 4.88 dana 60 gears that look almost new for $35.

 

that is good to hear. that will give me couple years to try fixing it as long as the emission people don't notice it when i have to take my ramcharger in to be tested in 2 years. it looks like the pipe must have cracked all the way around. i hope all the muffler cement and the 2 pop cans will hold it all together good. as much as i would like to have a loud truck i don't want to be getting pulled over all the time.

 

$2,000???????????

Id be going to another shop

 

i think you could do it yourself for maybe $500. i guess the biggest expense it getting the cats and they got to make money on already expensive cats.

 

You can get a magnaflow cat for under 90 bucks..... if he needs 2 there is 180 plus tax.....

 

I stopped more for a price reference than to have it done. They wanted $900 each for direct replacement cats plus a couple hours labor. Pass.

I can get direct replacement walkers for around 280. Universal replacements are about 90 or so. I hate doing exhaust work. It never comes apart for me. I usually get pissed and take the sawzall to it and start fresh.

 

i like using a grinder. cutting slits in certain parts makes things come apart fairly easily and if you have to you could weld up that slit and it would be like brand new again.

 

$2000???? Did you laugh at them?