 Heat shield, above muffler is loose |
 Apr 10, 2008 - 2:05 PM
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My heat shield (i think thats what it is) above my muffler is loose, when i close my hatch it makes a crappy vibrating sound. It is held in by odd fasteners. I have two in it, and one fell out completely and i replaced it with a bolt (that was very tricky, it didnt bolt into the frame like the rest seem to do, it had a sort of bracket coming down that i could use a bolt and nut with) I guess my question is how can i tighten us my loose fasteners to make it quit rattling, it has been bothering me. At first i thought they where star head but that didnt work. I dont think i could take a picture but i may go try. *edit pic added
This post has been edited by pepsiman: Apr 10, 2008 - 2:37 PM |
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Apr 14, 2008 - 2:23 AM
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Drive for a while, then check the interior of your trunk. It gets noticably warm over the muffler. It'd get quite a bit warmer, as in painfully hot, if you were to remove the heat shield.
Unlikely to be unsafe, but I hope you don't mind a hot trunk -- or an extra source of heat in your cabin. |
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pepsiman Heat shield Apr 10, 2008 - 2:05 PM
A17322A maybe you can try to JB weld that thing on hah Apr 10, 2008 - 6:19 PM Hanyo i think it is rivetted on to the body. I'm not... Apr 12, 2008 - 7:11 AM pepsiman do i really need the heat shield? Apr 12, 2008 - 6:04 PM
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