How to fix a silencer

If the muffler starts to rattle and Bang on the car body, so damaged fixing it. To avoid unnecessary vibration driving the car on a pit or hoist and run a diagnosis on the muffler. In that case, if the collapsed mounting, remove the muffler, weld it again and reinstall it. If the incident occurred on the road, tied the muffler with wire.

You will need

• key set, welding machine, mild steel wire, a set of rubber stops

Instruction

1. With the disengagement of the muffler from the mounting, continue driving with caution to the elements of vibration from damaging the vehicle body. Driving the car on the pit and determine what elements of the muffler collapsed. Weld them and then reinstall. Note, however, that the muffler is mounted on a special rubber suspension, which should be replaced, because with the increased vibration they can break. If the mounting entire obtyanite the bolts that fix the muffler.
2. The complete destruction of the silencer, take it off, whirling attachment. Be careful not to damage the parts that are around him. If the nut is stuck so that they cannot remove the key, gently rock the tube from side to side, if that does not work, cut the bolts.
3. When installing be sure to use new rubber hangers, gaskets and clamps and mounting bolts and nuts. When tightening clamps, control efforts to the muffler pipe has not been deformed. Assembling the muffler, use a special sealant compounds, wouldn't that put all the gaskets. This will ensure quiet operation of the engines and will make it impossible for any exhaust leaks.
4. Be careful, if the sealant gets inside the exhaust pipe and lambda probe, he definitely will bring it down. After installation make sure all parts of the muffler installed horizontally, without bias, otherwise the tightness can not be achieved.
5. In case if the muffler will come off on the road, away from populated areas, carry a piece of soft steel wire, will be enough length to 1 m. Secure the muffler in place, cut off the mounts with wire. This will not eliminate vibration but will prevent further degradation of the silencer. As soon as possible, immediately head to the repair.