I'm trolling for ideas.
I've narrowed down my exhaust rattle to the baffles in the muffler coming loose. It's about 18 months old and non-OEM.
So far I have used percussive maintenance and crimped them in place by crushing the outer skin around them with a ball-peen hammer. But that's not perfect and it lasts like 3 wks.
I have wrapped a wire around the muffler skin and twisted it tight like a tourniquet to deaden the vibration, but I don't think that's doing diddly squat.
What's next? I've thought of running a tec screw through the skin and baffle, but not real keen on creating a hole through the skin.
There was contemplation about popping an 1/8" (3mm) hole through the skin in a couple places and welding the skin to the baffle, again, the hole-through-the-skin thing and the weld probably won't get through the soot that's most likely on the baffle.
POP rivet, same problem.
So..any other good ideas from the collective? BTW Turning up the radio, wearing ear protection and filling said muffler with concrete have been rejected.
I've narrowed down my exhaust rattle to the baffles in the muffler coming loose. It's about 18 months old and non-OEM.
So far I have used percussive maintenance and crimped them in place by crushing the outer skin around them with a ball-peen hammer. But that's not perfect and it lasts like 3 wks.
I have wrapped a wire around the muffler skin and twisted it tight like a tourniquet to deaden the vibration, but I don't think that's doing diddly squat.
What's next? I've thought of running a tec screw through the skin and baffle, but not real keen on creating a hole through the skin.
There was contemplation about popping an 1/8" (3mm) hole through the skin in a couple places and welding the skin to the baffle, again, the hole-through-the-skin thing and the weld probably won't get through the soot that's most likely on the baffle.
POP rivet, same problem.
So..any other good ideas from the collective? BTW Turning up the radio, wearing ear protection and filling said muffler with concrete have been rejected.