Having trouble with a job I thought would be dead simple
I was given a Mk I Clio which is in great nick but needed a new back box exhaust section as the old one had litterally fallen to bits.
As I hate giving money to KwikFit and I've fiited exhausts over the years, I just bought a new back box for 30quid for me to fit myself.
MY PROBLEM, is that I can't see how I can possibly get the new pipe to fit through the tight gap between the back axel and car body.
The pipe has a 90degree bend near the inside joint and with this kink and the various hooks hanging off the pipe, it's just impossible to get the whole section into a clear position, where you can push the pipe through the gap and into the correct place.
I'm just using a small jack to raise the car at the moment. The only thing I could think was maybe the car has to be on a lift and raised more than 4ft, so that the floor isn't there to stop you waving the damn thing into the right position necessary to get the 'kinky' pipe through the gap. Took the spare wheel off too but still not enough space
The old pipe which was broken in 2 halves and therefore no help in working out how to get in on. It's identical to the new one BUT it also has the remnants of a suspicious join just before the bend, as if the pipe had to be split in order to fit it.
Have scoured Google and no one mentions this problem. Am I just being thick??? (insert comment)
Can help or direct me with what I thought would be a 2 bolts paste and go job
MK I Clio 1.4 RT Grrrrrrrrrrr!
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