Exhaust 'repair'. - Page 2

stuart bowes · Nov 11th, 2022, 13:05

true but you'd still want to take it off the car first wouldn't you

and then what other 20 year old rusty insta-snap bolts have you got to contend with

yeah, bracket it lol

john493 · Nov 15th, 2022, 17:29

Parts for Volvo also do the repair clamp.

Georgeandkira · Nov 16th, 2022, 12:18

Absilutely get the clamp-on style of repair.

I didn't mention that the "bar" (the single piece of metal which does the hanging at that point) was made of cheap metal which crumbled away rather than rusting progressively.

Also, I could see where that piece of metal had been timorously welded into place. There was no weld penetration to speak of and given it was welded onto exhaust pipe I gotta say it's a bad method. Get the clamp-on repair.

stuart bowes · Nov 16th, 2022, 14:12

it's a bit of a design fail from the start though to be honest

If the 'hanger' bar wrapped around under the pipe, instead of being fixed across the top, the exhaust wouldn't be at risk of dropping down when the weld snapped

which is, in essence, what the replacement bracket will do

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stuart bowes trying to be helpful Last Online: Today 01:47 Join Date: Aug 2020 Location: Dagenham	true but you'd still want to take it off the car first wouldn't you and then what other 20 year old rusty insta-snap bolts have you got to contend with yeah, bracket it lol __________________ V70 '01 auto petrol 2.4 (140) 72k ------------------------- mini project - link

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Nov 16th, 2022, 14:12	#14
stuart bowes trying to be helpful Last Online: Today 01:47 Join Date: Aug 2020 Location: Dagenham	it's a bit of a design fail from the start though to be honest If the 'hanger' bar wrapped around under the pipe, instead of being fixed across the top, the exhaust wouldn't be at risk of dropping down when the weld snapped which is, in essence, what the replacement bracket will do __________________ V70 '01 auto petrol 2.4 (140) 72k ------------------------- mini project - link

Nov 16th, 2022, 12:18	#13
Georgeandkira Premier Member Last Online: Yesterday 13:59 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Hackensack	Absilutely get the clamp-on style of repair. I didn't mention that the "bar" (the single piece of metal which does the hanging at that point) was made of cheap metal which crumbled away rather than rusting progressively. Also, I could see where that piece of metal had been timorously welded into place. There was no weld penetration to speak of and given it was welded onto exhaust pipe I gotta say it's a bad method. Get the clamp-on repair.

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