This advice is comin from a guy who had his welded on.
Just kidding Mark (I know better than to question your advice).
Clamps work OK if done right but remember ... for them to work right, they have to actually deform the pipe. That's why clamps should NEVER be reused, they stretch during installation and weaken.
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Put a smiley after you say that Bub.
You will have to take the other side apart to so you can get the new flex joint in. 2 bolts holding it together. shawn
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