[DeTomaso] Looking for parts

[Dave McManus]

William, help me out here. This was a couple of years ago. As I remember,
the rear of the car was up on stands, as I tightened the three exhaust
bolts, the tail pipe tips moved and would not stay centered within the body
opening. William noticed the half shaft slightly touching the exhaust pipe
because the suspension was dropped or w/o load. Using the floor jack, we
raised the A arm, moving the half shaft off of the exhaust pipe. The exhaust
tips lined up perfectly without a fight, thanks to William's insight.

I also used exhaust cement, NAPA, around the donuts. Exhaust has remained
tight. It used to get loose at least once a year.

I hope this makes some sense.
IndyDave


-----Original Message-----
From: Asa Jay Laughton [mailto:asajay at asajay.com] 
Sent: Monday, July 06, 2009 10:01 AM
To: detomaso at realbig.com
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Looking for parts

I may be all wet here, but..... there is absolutely no attachment point 
from the a-arms to the exhaust.  The only thing raising the a-arm would 
do, is put it into contact with the pipes if the pipes were too low, in 
which case they should be raised until they don't contact the a-arm 
anymore.  So raising the a-arms should be a "don't care" kind of thing.

In fact, when I was jacking the ZF up to get the pan off, the exhaust 
raised on it's own, -without- raising the a-arms.

Or am I missing something here?

Asa Jay

Asa Jay Laughton, MSgt, USAFR, Retired

& Shelley Marie
Spokane, WA

1971 Mach I Mustang  [ASA JAY]
1973 Pantera L 5533  [ASASCAT]
    
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Dave McManus wrote:
> 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
>
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