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Leaking Muffler Under Drivers Area 850

posted by  someone claiming to be gwen on  Sat Oct 6 08:07 CST 2007 [RELATED]

Hi All:

Just wanted to post a fix for the leaking exhaust problem there have been many posts lately. I took the car to a muffler shop and the mechanic said I needed a new clamp from Volvo. I got one at the dealer for 13.00 plus new bolts and took the car back. Anyway, he took the old one off and found a couple holes on the ball of the muffler joint. So he cut the ball off and welded a new section in on the muffler side and clamped the converter side. Car is quiet as a mouse now. He charged me 30.00.

1994 Volvo 850 485,000 miles.
Bilstein HD shocks. (A little rough on bumpy roads)







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    Leaking Muffler Under Drivers Area 850

    posted by  someone claiming to be ksg on  Mon Oct 8 02:53 CST 2007 [RELATED]

    nice shop. I had a similar leak and a shop insisted there was no choice but to buy the entire system for $1300. I didn't bite since all the rest of the system was solid. Wonder if there's a place on the web to list poor operators and charlatans.








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      Leaking Muffler Under Drivers Area 850

      posted by  someone claiming to be hoffa96 on  Mon Oct 8 10:21 CST 2007 [RELATED]

      KSG:

      The nice thing about an 850 exhaust it that it's held in place by rubber hangers. The mechanic could cut the ball out, tip the whole muffler part down to weld all aound the new piece and then just slide over the cat part and clamp. If anyone has this problem, keep looking for a shop that will cut and weld. My exhaust is still rock solit after 13 years.







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