Great guide. Don't even need sound it's been made so simple. Not the usual TH-cam life story you get on other channels about the history of how you got to this stage
Wish I woulda found this vid sooner, I ended up welding the sleeve to the pipe no knowing any better. Made a lot of work for myself going forward trying to fix the exhaust leak. Thanks for the great video
Hi Jeremy, music to my ears! It's why I do the videos, give people the info they need to DIY the job and save themselves some money! Thanks for taking the time to send your message, it gives me extra motivation! Cheers, Phil
Hi Cristiano, this must be one of the fastest ever comments on one of my videos! Thank you! The problem is, every job starts with Jacking up and supporting the car and I have found that if I show this every time, people get bored and leave the video. So I try to get straight to the task at hand. I have got a video showing how to Jack up the front of the car here: th-cam.com/video/fLMSeSBiTNg/w-d-xo.html and the process is pretty similar. Instead of jacking up on the cross member at the front, you jack on the diff at the rear. Then you support on the sill / crimp weld jacking point or on a solid section of the suspension arm. However, very IMPORTANT, it isn't recommended to work under the car if you don't have the right equipment, which includes a good quality trolley / floor jack and axle / jack stands rated at the correct loading for your vehicle. Hope that helps!
I suppose it wouldn’t do any harm but I didn’t use any on mine and you can’t hear any exhaust blowing noise at all. Just make sure that the slots in the two parts of the sleeve aren’t aligned with each other and if you use the right sized clamp and get them nice and tight, you shouldn’t have any issues! 👍 cheers, Phil
Thanks you! I'm really sorry, I don't have the part number and tbh, it will be a different one depending on your model becasue the exhaust diameters vary by engine size. If you check out this site, you may be able to find it: www.nemigaparts.com/cat_spares/ Thanks, Phil
@@ReviveMyRide thank you 👍🏻 I got x2 58mm Halfords £1.60 clamps and some exhaust sealant, fitted today so I'll see how they hold up. Thanks again for this video.
Do You think it might be use as coupler for after market sport silencers instead of welding? Also, does it need ane paste o sealant underneath? I know that mechanics use some When assembling exhusts.?
Yes, it can but double check that both pipes are exactly the same diameter. If they’re not, there are actually different sized couplers you can buy. For example 48mm one end and 52mm on the other for joining dissimilar pipe sizes. It would do any harm but as long as you have a good tight fit, you should need any jointing compound. Cheers, Phil
Hi Paul, thanks for your comment! Music to my ears when someone comments to say they did the job and saved some money! Exactly what I am aiming for with my videos! Thanks, Phil
Yes, there can be a small gap, not normally larger than 1 inch. I removed my old rusted sleeves / clamps and there was not evidence of a putty or sealing agent, so I just put the new sleeve on and tightened it up. No noise or other evidence of an exhaust leak, so all looked good to me. Hope that helps! Cheers, Phil
One of my Touareg clamps have failed but when i removed the old one the pipe didn’t drop like yours in the video. It stays elevated with just the empty space. My problem is how am i supposed to get the new clamp on if the pipe doesn’t drop, making it easy to slide it back on??
Hi, you’re right that you need one lower than the other to slide the new sleeve on. It will be a bit of a pain but if I was in this situation, I would look to lower the rear section of the exhaust (back box) from its hangers to give the clearance, if you are lucky, you might just be able to loosen the brackets where it bolts up to the underneath of the car. Hope that helps! Cheers, Phil
Hi, I’ll be honest that I don’t know. I just opened them up a bit and slid the sleeve back to get the clamps on without opening them up fully. I would say give it a try and worse case you have to spend a little bit more time doing what I did. You won’t regret it, these Mikalor stainless steel clamps are the business, fit and forget! Thanks, Phil
Hi, in my opinion, none needed. There wasn’t any residue that I could see on the pipe from the first clamp / sleeve and that was factory fitted. After I fitted the new sleeve, no sign of exhaust leak that I could hear or smell but no harm done if you want to use some 👍 cheers, Phil
Ha, mine slowly came off. It was leaking and couldn't find a rust hole. Then my car got suddenly louder as I saw the sleeve bouncing in the road behind me.
Yeah, usually that is the first indication you get! My clamp failed and slid back and then the front pipe dropped down and dragged along the road! 😬 Hence, I'm recommending people to check theirs in the video! lol! Cheers, Phil
Hi, thanks for your comment! :-) I tried to work out which cars used the same clamps from Audi parts diagrams etc but it varied quite a lot. I’m afraid the only way to be 100% sure is to measure the exhaust pipe diameter near the clamp and buy in the correct clamp ahead of time. Or you could try looking up the size here: nemigaparts.com/cat_spares/etka/audi/ hope that helps! Cheers, Phil
Hi, I bought the Mikalor stainless steel clamps from Amazon amzn.to/3w1Yodg Make sure you buy the right size though by measuring as shown in the video! Hope that helps, thanks, Phil
@DJ-nn3uu Hi, I'm sorry, I can't remember and I sold the car, so I can't go and check but the clamp I used (link in description) was for a 59-63mm exhaust pipe, so my pipe will have been in that range. Hope that helps! Thanks, Phil
@@ReviveMyRide Thanks for the reply! Im in EU and doing a similar repair. The parts online one give one single diameter per "size" for example ⌀48 and 50⌀. My astra's pipe is ⌀48 so i'm unsure if I should get the same size or a larger one. I asked the seller and they somehow didn't know... I ordered both and will report back soon
@@DJ-nn3uu I can see why you bought both, I've done that before, just want to make sure I have one that will allow me to do the job! Would be interested to hear how you get one with them for future reference. 👍
Great guide. Don't even need sound it's been made so simple. Not the usual TH-cam life story you get on other channels about the history of how you got to this stage
Thanks very much! 😎 Cheers, Phil
One of the best how to videos on TH-cam, great job and many thanks.
Thanks so much for your kind comment! Much appreciated 🙏 cheers, Phil
Wish I woulda found this vid sooner, I ended up welding the sleeve to the pipe no knowing any better. Made a lot of work for myself going forward trying to fix the exhaust leak. Thanks for the great video
Hi, glad you liked the video and thanks for your comment! Sounds like you got he job done though, sometimes you have to improvise! Cheers, Phil
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Hi Jeremy, music to my ears! It's why I do the videos, give people the info they need to DIY the job and save themselves some money! Thanks for taking the time to send your message, it gives me extra motivation! Cheers, Phil
That's the easier job you have show us here! I would say that jacking is the most difficult part if you don't the right equipment. Well done
Hi Cristiano, this must be one of the fastest ever comments on one of my videos! Thank you! The problem is, every job starts with Jacking up and supporting the car and I have found that if I show this every time, people get bored and leave the video. So I try to get straight to the task at hand. I have got a video showing how to Jack up the front of the car here: th-cam.com/video/fLMSeSBiTNg/w-d-xo.html and the process is pretty similar. Instead of jacking up on the cross member at the front, you jack on the diff at the rear. Then you support on the sill / crimp weld jacking point or on a solid section of the suspension arm. However, very IMPORTANT, it isn't recommended to work under the car if you don't have the right equipment, which includes a good quality trolley / floor jack and axle / jack stands rated at the correct loading for your vehicle. Hope that helps!
Would you recommend put exhaust assembly paste on the sleeves?
I suppose it wouldn’t do any harm but I didn’t use any on mine and you can’t hear any exhaust blowing noise at all. Just make sure that the slots in the two parts of the sleeve aren’t aligned with each other and if you use the right sized clamp and get them nice and tight, you shouldn’t have any issues! 👍 cheers, Phil
@@ReviveMyRide Thanks for your help
Great video! Do you have a VW part number for the sleeves?
Thanks you! I'm really sorry, I don't have the part number and tbh, it will be a different one depending on your model becasue the exhaust diameters vary by engine size. If you check out this site, you may be able to find it: www.nemigaparts.com/cat_spares/ Thanks, Phil
Great guide! My sleeve clamp have just failed on my Golf.
Thanks, glad you liked it! If you fit the Mikalor clamps, You won’t have the problem again, they’re brill! 👍👍
@@ReviveMyRide thanks. I was originally planning on getting some from Halfords. Where did you get yours from, their website?
@@dct1 Actually, I just bought on Amazon, they had a petty big choice.
@@ReviveMyRide thank you 👍🏻 I got x2 58mm Halfords £1.60 clamps and some exhaust sealant, fitted today so I'll see how they hold up. Thanks again for this video.
@@dct1 pretty good price on the clamps! Hope you get it sorted ok 👍
Do You think it might be use as coupler for after market sport silencers instead of welding?
Also, does it need ane paste o sealant underneath? I know that mechanics use some When assembling exhusts.?
Yes, it can but double check that both pipes are exactly the same diameter. If they’re not, there are actually different sized couplers you can buy. For example 48mm one end and 52mm on the other for joining dissimilar pipe sizes. It would do any harm but as long as you have a good tight fit, you should need any jointing compound. Cheers, Phil
hi pal a brilliant video saved me alot of money ,garages charge a fortune fitting exhaust clamps on my audi a3,take care m8
Hi Paul, thanks for your comment! Music to my ears when someone comments to say they did the job and saved some money! Exactly what I am aiming for with my videos! Thanks, Phil
@@ReviveMyRide great job pal.just had my mot advisory audi a3 exhaust sleeve and clamp replaced it cost me 5o quid...
@@paulsikora5623 Good work! 👍
How much do garages charge just to fit a clamp?
@@javaidsadiq5775 50 t0 60 quid
Good camera angles. Cheers
Thanks! I always try my best to get the cameras as close to the action as possible and plenty of lighting!
Is it normal for there to be a gap between the pipes, which the sleeve covers? Any issues exhaust leak or is that literally how they come oem?
Yes, there can be a small gap, not normally larger than 1 inch. I removed my old rusted sleeves / clamps and there was not evidence of a putty or sealing agent, so I just put the new sleeve on and tightened it up. No noise or other evidence of an exhaust leak, so all looked good to me. Hope that helps! Cheers, Phil
One of my Touareg clamps have failed but when i removed the old one the pipe didn’t drop like yours in the video. It stays elevated with just the empty space. My problem is how am i supposed to get the new clamp on if the pipe doesn’t drop, making it easy to slide it back on??
Hi, you’re right that you need one lower than the other to slide the new sleeve on. It will be a bit of a pain but if I was in this situation, I would look to lower the rear section of the exhaust (back box) from its hangers to give the clearance, if you are lucky, you might just be able to loosen the brackets where it bolts up to the underneath of the car. Hope that helps! Cheers, Phil
Do these clips fully open so you dont have to pull apart the exhaust to install them?
My scorpion clamps have rusted and need replacing
Hi, I’ll be honest that I don’t know. I just opened them up a bit and slid the sleeve back to get the clamps on without opening them up fully. I would say give it a try and worse case you have to spend a little bit more time doing what I did. You won’t regret it, these Mikalor stainless steel clamps are the business, fit and forget! Thanks, Phil
Great video 👍🏻
Cheers! 🙂
Is it not necessary to use exhaust sealant?
Hi, in my opinion, none needed. There wasn’t any residue that I could see on the pipe from the first clamp / sleeve and that was factory fitted. After I fitted the new sleeve, no sign of exhaust leak that I could hear or smell but no harm done if you want to use some 👍 cheers, Phil
Thank you for this valuable video! It saves a lot for me!
Thanks for taking the time to comment! Glad the video helped :-)
I love your video! Thank you!
Thanks for your kind comment! glad you liked the video 👍
Thanks for the help.
@user-xr4fl1jh1e No probs, glad the video helped you! 👍
Ha, mine slowly came off. It was leaking and couldn't find a rust hole. Then my car got suddenly louder as I saw the sleeve bouncing in the road behind me.
Yeah, usually that is the first indication you get! My clamp failed and slid back and then the front pipe dropped down and dragged along the road! 😬 Hence, I'm recommending people to check theirs in the video! lol! Cheers, Phil
just happened on my 10yo GTI, in my case it looks like the sleeve completely fell off
Really useful video 👌 about to replace my sleeve and clamps. Is the A5 exhaust the same size clamps?
Hi, thanks for your comment! :-) I tried to work out which cars used the same clamps from Audi parts diagrams etc but it varied quite a lot. I’m afraid the only way to be 100% sure is to measure the exhaust pipe diameter near the clamp and buy in the correct clamp ahead of time. Or you could try looking up the size here: nemigaparts.com/cat_spares/etka/audi/ hope that helps! Cheers, Phil
@@ReviveMyRide thank you
@@isaacbarker9 No probs, happy to help!
Where did you get the clamps from?
Hi, I bought the Mikalor stainless steel clamps from Amazon amzn.to/3w1Yodg Make sure you buy the right size though by measuring as shown in the video! Hope that helps, thanks, Phil
Yep it’s all the salt mine are horrible what a shame 😢
Mine did pretty well but the salt gets them in the end! New clamps are stainless steel so happy days 😁😎
what is the diameter of the pipe itself?
@DJ-nn3uu Hi, I'm sorry, I can't remember and I sold the car, so I can't go and check but the clamp I used (link in description) was for a 59-63mm exhaust pipe, so my pipe will have been in that range. Hope that helps! Thanks, Phil
@@ReviveMyRide Thanks for the reply! Im in EU and doing a similar repair. The parts online one give one single diameter per "size" for example ⌀48 and 50⌀. My astra's pipe is ⌀48 so i'm unsure if I should get the same size or a larger one.
I asked the seller and they somehow didn't know...
I ordered both and will report back soon
@@DJ-nn3uu I can see why you bought both, I've done that before, just want to make sure I have one that will allow me to do the job! Would be interested to hear how you get one with them for future reference. 👍
Great content! Thanks!
Thanks for the comment, glad you liked the video! 😊