Car Lifting & Exhaust Leak

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Originally Posted by CTScott

That is normal. The gasket is the conical shaped area that is about 3/4" high. It is slipped around the tip of the pipe and may take a bit of prying to remove.

The muffler and mid pipe flanges don't sit flat against each other. The gasket fits tightly into the taper of the muffler flange's opening, but then there is a gap between the two flanges where the springs are compressed.

Thanks for the info again!

I didn't even attempt to take that off, thought it belonged there .
Oh well, I'll just have to live with the leak for now.