Removing heat shield from Cat?
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After some investigation, I found the source of my horrible rattle/metal-on-metal noise. The heat shield around my cat has broken a weld, and is rattling against the cat itself.
So the question is, how to remedy this: My first thought was to just cut it off, but with the operating temperatures of a catalytic converter, is that a smart decision? I bent the shield a little to try to cut down on the frequency of the rattle, but something needs to be done about it. I have a torch at work, which can melt steel, so I'm thinking I may just try to fuse it together that way. But, when that method fails, what should I do to fix it? Also: https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1341345767 |
Hose clamp could hold it.
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Wife's Tracker did the same thing. I wrapped it with coat hanger, and twisted the ends together. Has held fine for months. Ghetto, but it works.
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Originally Posted by fwMiata
(Post 898884)
Hose clamp could hold it.
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Originally Posted by 2ndGearRubber
(Post 898925)
Big ass hose clamps purchased. Why didn't I think of that? :vash:
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Apparently bending the hell out of the heat shield has fixed the issue....... After a few more months of Pittsburgh roads, I'm sure the rest of the welds will break and it'll just fall off. :rofl:
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