It's not too bad if you can loosen or break or cut the old bolts.  A flare
means there should be a "doughnut" type gasket.
  If you're in this for the long haul, I'd recommend using stainless steel
bolts.  If you can't find 8 mm metric ones, 5/16" will work.  IMHO  Have
fun.

Larry A.

On Mon, Apr 29, 2013 at 6:15 PM, Mark Brush <mbrush@gmail.com> wrote:

> My exhaust pipe - the collector pipe to the catalytic converter - has a
> hole in it. I've patched it several times, but it really needs to be
> replaced.
>
> Is it as simple as cutting off the old bolts and bolting the new pipe and
> gaskets in place? Or is the exhaust more of a connected puzzle than that?
> I.e. - you can't remove one part without first removing the others? There's
> a flange on the new elbow pipe, so it looks like the pipes slip together -
> might be really hard to slip apart without breaking other parts.
>
> Never worked on the exhaust yet - first time for everything!
>
> Thanks for any insights!
>
> Mark
>
> 1990 Westy 2.1 liter
>