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BlackVX

05/25/2004, 08:53 AM

Any of you have experienced this kind of problem?
http://www.vehicross.info/gallery/data/2/62tod.jpg

Also, anybody knows how you call those 2 broken parts? Safety rings?

Thanks,
Michael

Moncha

05/25/2004, 06:54 PM

Take it to a muffler shop and let them fix..

The waranty is 2 years or 24k miles for the original owner.

Mr. I-MAN

05/26/2004, 09:24 AM

Hose clamps work well. It just a heat shield take it off. If you are worried heat transfer to your floor boards use header wrap.

tomcat837

05/26/2004, 10:08 AM

You can even use that strip of metal with the many holes in it. They sell it at WalMart for like a dollar or something...

BlackVX

05/26/2004, 12:48 PM

Thanks all!
I learned a new word - "hose clamp"! :rolleyes:

I did replace those "safety rings" with "hose clamps".

It's so stupid the way the part is designed. On one side you have a tough nut and bold to hold it tight and on the other you have this frickin narrow area to make it breaks.

Michael