Hey All,

Sorry if I'm posting in the wrong section please move if neccessary.

I have an issue where my exhaust it touching the bumper area, it's stock. I had an accident and it was repaired but that was months ago.. I noticed the exhaust was touching the bumper and wanted to know if I can fix that myself without to much hassle. I have a jack and what not and was wondering how to fix it. I read somewhere--->

"Also, I heard that if you undo the exhaust bolt near the axle, reposition to center and retighten it, it should stay. However, I havent tried it myself"

Is that what I need to do? I'm not even sure where to start.

 

yeah, i'd say jack up the car and put it on jackstands. then scoot under there at the exhaust section and you'll see some hangars where the exhaust is hooked into. you can try to wiggle and adjust the hangars and hooks to try to center the exhaust again. it might take quite a bit of coaxing.
if all else fails, use zip ties.

 

Zipties are your friend.

 

Had the exact same problem with my TRD axle-back. Wouldn't stay centered in the cutout opening, even after I "horsed" it over with a rubber mallet (mine kept wanting to slide left, over toward the center of the car).

Go to an Ace or other similar hardware store, back where they have all the plastic flip-top boxes of specialty stuff. Look for a metal washer that has a hole same size as---or slightly larger than---the muffler's metal hanger. Then look for a white NYLON bushing (same size inner diameter as the hanger's outer diameter, and maybe 1/4" wide).

After pushing the muffler over where you want it, brace it so it can't move. Slide one of the metal washers onto the metal hanger SNUGLY up against the rubber hanger, followed by a nylon bushing (use a flat-blade screwdriver to slowly ease it on, since it should be a tight fit). I went overkill and added another metal washer followed by another nylon bushing. Noi three years and 60,000 miles later, still right there in the middle of the cutout. Good luck with yours . . .

 

thanks for the responses guy.