Q about another rattle..

[amalventano at sc.rr.com (Allyn)]

sounds like the coupling (downpipe to cat-back portion) is loose. on
sciroccos, this allows the weight of the bent section to twist downward and
get closer to the rear suspension. you need to get under there, loosten the
coupling, and pry/twist the 2nd half (part with the muffler) back to where
it should be. this will add clearance at the suspension beam.
Al

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "T. Reed" <treed2@u.washington.edu>
To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Sunday, October 05, 2003 7:11 PM
Subject: Q about another rattle..


> I know that one of my rattles is the exhaust midpipe hitting the chassis
> right where it jumps over the rear axle. I can (or did, a while ago..) see
> "fresh metal" rub/scuff marks on both the pipe and the body. It's only
> rubbing under acceleration and/or deceleration, though.. I can fit a
> finger and a half in the gap between the two spots when the car is
> just parked.
>
> I don't know too much about exhaust alignment; what can I do about this? I
> have a chain hanger on the downpipe and a vw motorsport rear motor mount
> to try and keep the exhaust from moving too much with the engine rocking
> front-to-back.
>
> I fabricated the muffler hangers myself (and this is probably the
> problem).. I guess I should try re-bending them to lower the muffler
> height overall ?
>
> -Toby
>
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