How to replace a clip that is part of a multicam clip in FCPX 10.0.9

I am having an issue with a project drifting out of sync in FCPX 10.0.9. In the time line everything is in sync, however when I export a master .mov file the video drifts out of sync. I believe this is because my main audio is an mp3 file.
MY plan is to convert my mp3 audio to an AIFF file and replace it with the mp3 in my project. The only problem is that this audio file was imported as part of an hour long musical performance and I took the part I needed and made it a sub clip. I then took the sub clip and made that part of a multicam clip.
Is there anyway to replace this MP3 sub clip with my new AIFF file in the multicam clip?
Any help is greatly appreciated.

jfriedman93n3h wrote:
… I took the part I needed and made it a sub clip. I then took the sub clip and made that part of a multicam clip.
never good practice to 'bundle' clips, sticking compounds into compounds... and in very rare cases needed/could be done 'better' using the tools 'n features FCPX offer....
Why not simply adding the new audio to your project timeline and synch it?
http://help.apple.com/finalcutpro/mac/10.1/?lang=en#verc1fabc30
When done, erase the track in your MC ...

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