Pipe to exhaust dragging

2002 CHEVROLET CAVALIER
175,890 MILES • AUTOMATIC
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JACOB TAYLOR2
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I was driving down the road the other day and I heard something dragging under my car and sure enough it was a pipe that went into my exhaust. I want to know if it's something I will be able to weld back together.
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Jan 23, 2020 at 5:48 AM
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ASEMASTER6371
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Good morning,

No, you cannot. The metal is all rusted away. You cannot weld rust to rust.

You will need to replace the front pipe with the resonator. I attached a picture for you of the part you need. Rock auto has the part.


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