October 18, 201510 yr 2.2, 96 legacy wagon, (non outback) AWD Flange broke on the resonator (long) pipe. So I get a new one from rock auto gasket, do nut ring.. springs and bolts. I forgot that the exhaust all came off a 95 model. Anyway I went to put on the donut ring on the back of the rear catalytic converter only to find that its about 1/4 / 1/8 " to big on the ID. I cant get the spring bolts to reach the flange on the catalytic converter,, BECAUSE previous owner put an after market bolt on flange on the catalytic converter,, which makes the distance between flanges at least an inch further. I used some regular bolts to tighten the flanges together,, Still leaks around the donut. Im taking it to local yokel exhaust shop and have them fix it Any idea why every place I tried still gives me a part number for the cat do-nut which is too big. ? It doesn't fit around the catalytic tail piece snugly. Gonna cost me some money but I don't have a welding rig or the want-to to put another flange on the cat. The muffler piece flange is so corroded away it leaks as well,, even though I have a new gasket on there. Just wondering what im doing wrong.
October 18, 201510 yr All the aftermarket donut gaskets are like that. Have to get it from the dealer to get one that fits properly. With the dealer donut gasket your leak will probably be fixed. The dealer gasket is like half graphite/lead so it conforms to the imperfections better than the aftermarket cheapo steel wire donuts. Lasts a lot longer too.
October 18, 201510 yr I used to have the walker part # that fit these. I ran into this myself and had to actually measure everything and find the right donut gasket. They do make them, but your local parts store is not going to be able to find you the right one at least in my experiance.
October 18, 201510 yr Edit: I had wrong year Part #31697 walker https://www.rockauto.com/catalog/moreinfo.php?pk=2993826&cc=1269873&jnid=397&jpid=11 Just reread 95 has a different part number Part# 31357 walker. That may be the problem 95 has a different size gasket so your flang is wrong for the 96 part # Edited October 18, 201510 yr by mikaleda
October 18, 201510 yr Here's the info on 95 exauhst https://www.rockauto.com/catalog/moreinfo.php?pk=131585&cc=1269806&jnid=393&jpid=13
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