Exhaust shield?

zoee_jeeplove

zoee_jeeplove

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Ok so my little shield thing over my muffler/exhaust one side has come loose and is rattling. I was thinking of just taking it off but I didn't know of that was a good idea. And also to get to that do I have to take the exhaust off or can I work around it. I haven't really been up in there to look at yet.
 
seanb123

seanb123

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When I was replacing my exhaust I noticed the same thing I ripped it off with no issues but that is with an updated exhaust
 
zoee_jeeplove

zoee_jeeplove

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seanb123 said:
When I was replacing my exhaust I noticed the same thing I ripped it off with no issues but that is with an updated exhaust
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well since you said you ripped yours off I'll probably do it but it should be ok right? What's the worse that could happen?
 
jeeeep

jeeeep

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zoee_jeeplove said:
well since you said you ripped yours off I'll probably do it but it should be ok right? What's the worse that could happen?
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heat, lots and lots of extra heat off the exhaust - the shield is there to keep that area of the floor pan from getting too hot and possibly melting wires that may run across that same area on the floor pan
 
seanb123

seanb123

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jeeeep said:
heat, lots and lots of extra heat off the exhaust - the shield is there to keep that area of the floor pan from getting too hot and possibly melting wires that may run across that same area on the floor pan
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That's why I pointed out it was an updated muffler with a lot less heat but in the back their is a lot less to worry about the up front one is a different story with ds and other things
 
Stotch

Stotch

Caught the Bug
Muffler Heat Shield

What did you end up doing with this? I'm having that issue now. I thought I would just put some big washers over the bolts, but once I got under there I saw that may not be an option. I couldn't get the nuts off to save my life. Maybe just drill new holes with new longer bolts? (sprayed them with PB, that's why they're wet)
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Stotch

Stotch

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kttx740 said:
x2 Super easy and took care of the problem on my rig.
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I'm sure that works great and all, but as you can see from the photos earlier, this is the heat shield above the muffler NOT in front of the crossmember. Can't fit a hose clamp around the tub... ;)

Thanks anyway! :thumb:
 
Stotch

Stotch

Caught the Bug
So I ended up just sticking some 5/8 washers, speed nuts and M6 nuts over the top of the old rusted nuts. It'll hold for a while, if it falls off again I'll probably just look for a different heat shield solution all together.
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Bad news, I had to drop the rear sway bar to reach the back bolts and this happened :doh:
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JeepDrum

JeepDrum

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That sucks you broke the bolt off. Seems like a real pain in the ass. How exactly do the speed nuts come into play here?
 
Stotch

Stotch

Caught the Bug
JeepDrum said:
That sucks you broke the bolt off. Seems like a real pain in the ass. How exactly do the speed nuts come into play here?
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Yeah, I guess I'm going to have to drill it out... :mad:

I just wasn't sure I'd be able to thread a lock nut all the way up the bolt due to the condition they were in. Turns out the nuts went on fine (with a little work), so the speed nuts are working more like a lock washer now.
 
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