Shokan Used Audi Parts may have what you need, though that won't help
pre-interview.
http://www.shokan.com/
Good luck!
-Peter (former owner of two A4s (1998.5 sedan, 1999.5 Avant with the 2.8l V6)
On Fri, Aug 26, 2011 at 10:30 AM, Wayne <wmc_st at xxiii.com> wrote:
> On 8/26/2011 8:35 AM, Matt Trebelhorn wrote:
>>
>> So it's 8:30; I'm 100 miles from home and have to leave here in an hour
>> for a 60-mile drive to a job interview.
>> And the flex pipe on the exhaust broke wide open about 20 minutes ago.
>
> Good Luck with interview, Matt! Don't know any good fix, though (amusing
> it's similar with the ones on my Nissans.) Replacements can be quite
> pricey. I was able to locate and buy a joint years ago (late 90s) and cut
> out the bad joint, "tack" the new one in with sheet metal screws and had
the
> welder at work TIG it up for me. But it was tough to even find anyone
> selling the flex joint by itself. Might have been Jegs or Summit that I
> found it. www.RockAuto.com has come along since then, and they're a good
> source for those kinda parts -- they probably have the whole exhaust piece
> for not too much.
>
> I wouldn't trust the typical muffler shop to wrench on anything directly
> bolted to one of my engines!
>
> -Wayne
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