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Title: rattling heat shields
Post by: albitz on 18 April 2008, 11:27:38

the heat shields on my exhaust downpipes have rotted and they rattle constantly,it drives me mad.im tempted to just cut them off,any thoughts/advice ? :-/

Title: Re: rattling heat shields
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 18 April 2008, 11:32:24

A pair of jubilee clips around the bottom of them works well also.

Title: Re: rattling heat shields
Post by: albitz on 18 April 2008, 11:34:18

good idea,didnt think of that  :y....if i did remove them what is likely to get slowly cooked ?

Title: Re: rattling heat shields
Post by: Dazzler on 18 April 2008, 11:36:40

LARGE clips at that...... ;D

Title: Re: rattling heat shields
Post by: hotel21 on 18 April 2008, 12:12:40

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LARGE clips at that...... ;D

.... or a couple of smaller ones screwed together to make one bigger one...

Title: Re: rattling heat shields
Post by: albitz on 19 April 2008, 19:39:44

stopped the downpipe shields from rattling today only to discover that most of the rattling was coming from the lower exhaust manifold heat shield (n/s)it had cracked/corroded around the mounting holes and become completely detached.i have now removed it to stop the rattling but am now a bit concerned that some thing may get hotter than it should. it looks like a real pig to replace. :-/