[DeTomaso] Looking for parts

[Dave McManus]

Sorry I should have added this-
Tightening the three bolts & keeping the tail pipes aligned with the body
opening was a nightmare until William Suarez figured out the problem (credit
where credit is due):

If the A arms are hanging (car on jack stands etc,) you need to raise them.
I raised the rotor or base of the a arm with a floor jack. 

IndyDave

-----Original Message-----
From: mikeldrew at aol.com [mailto:mikeldrew at aol.com] 
Sent: Sunday, July 05, 2009 2:43 PM
To: guson at home.se; detomaso at realbig.com
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Looking for parts

Tomas wrote:

I have a feeling that most rubber mounts break prematurely because the
associated hardware is not fitted or correctly installed. The muffler 
mustn't
hang from the bolt going through the rubber mount. The support must 
come from
the cupped washers that wrap around the edges at each end of the rubber 
part.

>>>Actually, the location of the muffler must be controlled 100% by the 
header/tailpipe junction.  If, when you tighten the three bolts, your 
muffler isn't in the right place, bending it into position and securing 
it with the rubber hanger will NOT work.  That's how rubber hangars 
fail.

Adjusting the mufflers is a black art, as tightening a given bolt will 
move the muffler in two directions (i.e. up and inward).  So not only 
must the junction be tight, but it must be the 'right' tight.  Much 
easier to achieve with a donut gasket setup.

Mike