摘要 |
A knuckle joint (18) for the exhaust system of an internal combustion engine comprises first and second pipe segments (20, 22), the second pipe segment having an outwardly deformed end portion (24) which enters with clearance into a flared end portion (26) of the first pipe segment. There is a flange (32) on the first pipe segment and a flange (34) on the second pipe segment. A plurality of circumferentially spaced bolts (36) pass through corresponding holes in the flanges, there being a nut (40) on each of the bolts. On each bolt there is a coil spring (38) between the flanges, and a coil spring (42) between the flange (32) and the nut.
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