Dodgy exhaust mount

[Schweppy]

Ok so the rubber has perished in one of my exhaust mounts. It has already been bodged once but is it worth buying a new mount from KTec for £20? Are they easy to fit?

Cheers

 

[clio_luke]

how badly perished is it? whats the problem your having? any rattles or anything?

 

[Schweppy]

No rattles but its not sitting like the other one so the exhaust tip is slightly lower than the other and looks odd (to me coz im fussy)!

Basically the rubber is really limp and doesnt hold up the exhaust so some pieces of rubber have been wedged in but isnt very good!

 

[davebem]

Easy to fit, they just bolt on.

The renault part number is

Rear bracket w mount 7700424339 £17.35 plus vat

By the time youve paid postage with k-tec it will be cheaper to go Renault.

 

[Schweppy]

Ok cheers mate

 

[clio_luke]

yeah just replace it then, its pretty cheap and not a difficult job to do. if you not happy with how it looks... sort it

 

[lemonnobby]

lol and next time you go to cooks and spot me in the car park post a spotted thread. hehe

 

[Schweppy]

Lol was that u driving into the garage/mechanics area thing in a 172?? Was it urs? I said to my dad I wonder if my car gets wheelspun into the garage when i leave it here!!!!

What u reckon on the exhaust mount then?

 

[lemonnobby]

Yes it was my 172, yours gets alot more abuse when i comes in our workshop :rasp:

Easy to change but you are a student.

 

[Schweppy]

LMAO cool. Well i'm going to give it a go. Gonna try doing discs and pads myslef too so might have to get ur number if ur coming to the meet thursday in case i get into problems lol

 

[fUbAr]

the exhaust mounts are prone to sagging... its in their nature.

It only needs replacing if the rubber is actually splitting... ortherwise a new one won't make much difference tbh.

A couple of cable ties wrapped around the rubber holding it up slightly is the best bet...

 

[Peperami]

Cable ties are the best bet

 

[Schweppy]

Oh ok guys. I saw a picture of one with rubber piping secured with cable ties??!?! Can i do it with just cable ties then? Wanna draw me some pics?

 

[fUbAr]

if you can wait until tomorrow i'll get you pics of mine.. both have cable ties supporting them.

 

[Schweppy]

Yes that would be brilliant if you could mate. Cheers

 

[SoA2k6]

i bought and fitted a new mount to solve this problem, which it did for a couple of days...

A new mount qont solve the problem if your exhaust is heavy like mine, you'll either need to weld another mount on or find somewhere to wrap cable ties around.

 

[Schweppy]

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