Exhaust Hanger Snapped!

Post by **Gayno** » Tue Apr 16, 2013 8:40 pm

So the other week, a mate who was driving behind me commented how much my exhaust moved about. I just shrugged it off thinking it normally did.

Tonight though, I found out why!

The hanger that is behind the back box has rusted at the mounting point on the chassis and has come clean off!!

The end....

How it should look (but with the exhaust about 2 inches higher)....

Which means my exhaust is now this close to the ground......

From what I can tell, this isn't a bolt on bolt off part. So can it be welded back on, or is the metal too far gone?

Post by **indigolemon** » Tue Apr 16, 2013 8:43 pm

Anything can be fixed man. Worst case might be welding a plate in then welding a hanger to that?

Post by **Gayno** » Tue Apr 16, 2013 8:48 pm

Hmm True,

Next point, I was going to be doing a sprint day this weekend.....still OK to do?

Post by **indigolemon** » Tue Apr 16, 2013 8:49 pm

Hmm, I think I'd maybe leave it. The exhaust is clearly not hanging correctly, I'd be worried about something else breaking.

Post by **Vtecmec** » Tue Apr 16, 2013 8:51 pm

Mine had done the same thing, you can either clean the area up and re-weld to the body if there is sound metal, or get a small plate weld it to the hanger and plug weld that back on the car.

The only issue is a lack of room, so you might have to strip quite a bit away to get good access, and that it sits 3 inches from the fuel tank.

Post by **Vtecmec** » Tue Apr 16, 2013 9:04 pm

So you can visualise.....

Post by **Donald** » Tue Apr 16, 2013 10:07 pm

Mine had also done a similar thing.

Just got some metal, looped it around the exhaust, then pushed it up and held it while a mate welded it to the nearest bit of body metal.

Red motegi · Post by **Red motegi** » Wed Apr 17, 2013 6:19 am

Welding shouldn't be that difficult to do, (for someone that's done a bit) Gayno, do you live anywhere near hull?

Supercharged 無限MUGEN BB1 Profile · Post by **nucleustylzlude** » Wed Apr 17, 2013 8:52 am

Adam, take it up to Infinity Exhausts (http://www.infinity-exhausts.co.uk/), he'll patch that up in 5 minutes for some beer money. Not a big fan of the metal that has been welded on to the exhaust for the hanger either though.

He's a skilled fabricator, fixed my wifes stainless steel candle vat (big unit and issues with it).

Which day and time is the sprint? Could you go see him in the week or first thing Saturday morning? Oh and call him first to let him know you're coming, he can get busy some days and you could end up waiting around.

Confused · Post by **Confused** » Wed Apr 17, 2013 11:41 am

At least it's the bit that's on the car that's snapped, not the bit on the exhaust pipe - cos that's not the bit I did!

Should be a fairly quick job to tack it back onto the body as noted.