YACT: What's a good material for keeping my exhaust from rubbing with the chassis?

[PCMarine]

The otherday I accidently backed into a ditch with my car and in the process my exhaust pipe was bent slightly. I've done my best to bend it back, but there is still a small 1-2" section of pipe that rubs up against the chassis when going over bumps and other road elements. When the pipe rubs, I can hear a distinct vibrating sound which I would like to stop.

I'm thinking about purchasing a small piece of some sort of heat-resistant padding material that I can wrap around the section of pipe and hold on with some zip ties. Anyone have any ideas as to a good material I can purchase at home depot or the auto parts store for this?

Thanks

 

[Howard]

Wear underwear, Mr. Commando.

 

[PCMarine]

bump

 

[PowerMac4Ever]

something like this might work

Originally posted by: Howard
Wear underwear, Mr. Commando.

Moron :roll:

 

[TechnoKid]

If it rubs, anything you put there to prevent it from making the sound will eventually wear away. Best solution, IMO, is to take it to a mom and pop (independant) muffler shop (NOT a chain, they will likely charge you too much or pitch to sell a whole new exhaust) and have them take the bend out; they may do it for free or for a minimal charge..

 

[Colt45]

just bend it some more

 

[drnickriviera]

check out the plumbing tools section at your local home depot. They sell a fireproof fiberglass matt. It's about 4" wide 6" long. It's used to protect things when you are using a propane torch, so it should hold up to exhaust heat with no problem.

 

[JeffreyLebowski]

cut your exhaust at the manifold and run open header.

 

[Ornery]

My personal favorite. Use that to pull it, and hold it away from the chassis.

 

[amdskip]

Seriously bend it some more or get some exhaust clamps to fasten it down better.