Exhaust repair kit for exhaust system and methods therefor

An exhaust repair kit for using in mounting a damaged pipe end to a flanged pipe end in a vehicle exhaust system comprising:

• a length of tubing having a first portion and a second portion, the first portion being sized for telescoping engagement with the damaged pipe end and having an outside diameter greater than the second portion, the second portion having a lip structure on an outer end and a raised collar connecting the second portion to the first portion;
• securing means for securing the first portion to the damaged pipe end;
• a replacement flange, the replacement flange located on the second portion of the tubing by the raised collar and the lip structure of the second portion, the replacement flange having a replacement flange aperture and a first two holes, the first two holes corresponding to a second two holes in the flanged pipe end, the replacement flange engaging the second portion through the replacement flange aperture, the replacement flange aperture being of sufficient diameter to allow the replacement flange to be freely movable axially and circumferentially about the second portion and said aperture being smaller than the outer diameter of the raised collar and lip structure enabling the replacement flange to universally engage a variety of flanged pipe ends;
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• a plurality of nut-and-bolt type fasteners being operably engageable with the first two holes on the replacement flange and the corresponding second two holes on the flanged pipe end enabling the replacement flange to be securely fastened to the flanged pipe end.

An exhaust repair kit for use in mounting a damaged pipe end in a vehicle exhaust system comprising:

• a length of tubing having a first portion and a second portion, the first portion being sized for telescoping engagement with the damaged pipe end and having an outside diameter greater than the second portion, the second portion having a lip structure on an outer end and a raised collar connecting the second portion to the first portion;
• a U-bolt type assembly adapted to fasten the first portion to the damaged pipe end such that the first portion of the tubing is tightly held together with the damaged pipe end;
• a replacement flange, the replacement flange located on the second portion of the tubing by the raised collar and the lip structure of the second portion, the replacement flange having a replacement flange aperture and a first two holes, the first two holes corresponding to a second two holes in the flanged pipe end, the replacement flange engaging the second portion through the replacement flange aperture, the replacement aperture being of sufficient diameter to allow the replacement flange to be freely movable axially and circumferentially about the second portion and said aperture being smaller than the outer diameter of the raised collar and lip structure enabling the replacement flange to universally engage a variety of flanged pipe ends;
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• a plurality of nut-and-bolt type fasteners being operably engageable with the first two holes on the replacement flange and the corresponding second two holes on the flanged pipe and enabling the replacement flange to be securely fastened to the flanged pipe end.