NACvicSi

My exhaust has started creeking and rattling especially when I first start it up and at a stop. I climbed under it to day while fixing the brakes to find the culprit and it was the small bracket that holds the exhaust up. I can't find any way to get it off without cutting it. It's the small piece of square metal attached the the bracket that isn't even doing anything rattling. Any ideas? You can see it in this picture:

ccarey

I cant see any picture!!

ccarey

my bad just took a while to load ha ha

worlds-slowest-EG

try to oil it. a little wd40!

NACvicSi

All the black stuff you see is grease. Didn't help at all.

ccarey

in the pic it looks like it's spot welded, is it?

on the side of the lower open ended square box

worlds-slowest-EG

No offense but it looks like a muffler shop job, and a lazy one at that! if you recently payed some1 to do that i would take it back and have them put a factory style rubber hanger back on it. you can get the rubber part from any auto parts store and they should be able to make the studs.

NACvicSi

Yeah it is, that's where it's welded to the exhaust pipe.


I didn't have this done by any means. It was like that when I bought it. I plan on changing the exhaust out to a spare I have anyways so I think I will do this. So the rubber hangers are just available at any auto parts store?

worlds-slowest-EG

yeah around 5-9 dollars. but like i said the studs need to be there too like at the rear (if they're still original)

ccarey

yeah take the bracket off, and get hangers, and rubber. if you want to wait in the mean time, maybe get some brake cleaner clean off all the grease, and re-grease it till you get the exhaust you want, with the right hangers

worlds-slowest-EG

Btw, that hanger wasn't made to be welded on to the pipe, it should have a steel or rubber strap from it around the pipe

NACvicSi

Yeah you can see where it was cut. I love when idiots work on cars.

ccarey

ha ha you should see what some of the people have done to the car i'm working on. it will amaze you.

danielfleenor

i had a vibrating prob... **** does get annoying! All mine was rattling against the sway bar

NACvicSi

Yeah my shifter is vibrating against my exhaust shield or just loose and makes a noise also so I have two annoying noises. Not to mention some random squeak on the inside of the car. That should be a fun one to track down.