Hi,

    I've heard there is a "wrong" way to install an exhaust clamp,
therefore am concerned about the fact that the exhaust clamp on my car
has rusted off and needs to be replaced.

   It's the clamp just in front of the cat converter.  There is an
indentation already there, in the overlapping pipes,  from the old
clamp.   Should I just put the new clamp where the old clamp was, in
the indentation, and tighten her up until snug ?

  Does it matter if I do it warm or cold ?

  I think it is a 2 and 1/4 inch diameter pipe.  The car is an 85
Chevy Caprice.

  I know its not rocket science, but I heard there was a "wrong"
way,  so am asking.

Thanks