whits end with Pypes MM
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Joined: Aug 2007
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From: Lakeland/Mulberry FL
Oh ****, don't jack the car and have someone throttle it! I know ***** knows what he's doing but damn... I would never attempt that. 
Just make sure you have about 1'' of space between your hangers and brackets. If you bend the hangers it shouldn't be difficult to get 1'' clearance. In my case I had about 1/4'' clearance when cold and when hot the hanger would make contact. So a good 3/4''-1'' clearance when cold is minimum.
They acutally cut my hangers and re-welded them back onto the pipe. A good exhaust shop should be able to do this easily.
Just make sure you have about 1'' of space between your hangers and brackets. If you bend the hangers it shouldn't be difficult to get 1'' clearance. In my case I had about 1/4'' clearance when cold and when hot the hanger would make contact. So a good 3/4''-1'' clearance when cold is minimum.
They acutally cut my hangers and re-welded them back onto the pipe. A good exhaust shop should be able to do this easily.
Joined: Dec 2007
Posts: 21
"The cricket noise is your exhaust hanger rubbing the hanger bracket. I fixed this by removing the bracket from the frame and grinding off where it rubbed, but any exhaust shop should be able to reposition the brackets so they don't make contact.
They look fine when under the car, but they will move under load and when hot. I believe it was the passenger side hanger for the over the axle pipe, not the rear most hanger.
You should be able to see a spot where it's rubbing."
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MOOSE, THANK YOU so much for solving my squeaking issue!!! I have been trying to pinpoint this for weeks and going nuts! Only to find this post and this was exactly my remedy! Just bent it bak a bit and just grinded down the bracket a bit with the dremel! YES, NO MORE NOISES!!!! I am cured!
They look fine when under the car, but they will move under load and when hot. I believe it was the passenger side hanger for the over the axle pipe, not the rear most hanger.
You should be able to see a spot where it's rubbing."
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MOOSE, THANK YOU so much for solving my squeaking issue!!! I have been trying to pinpoint this for weeks and going nuts! Only to find this post and this was exactly my remedy! Just bent it bak a bit and just grinded down the bracket a bit with the dremel! YES, NO MORE NOISES!!!! I am cured!
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