RHS exhaust link pipe hanger - disappeared
Posted: |November 28th, 2017|, 3:53 am
I was just ACF-50ing the 'ol boy & noticed the RHS exhaust link pipe to frame hanger, the one down by the rear brake pedal was missing! The complete hanger had broken off all its attachment points on both the link pipe & frame by what I can only assume was metal fatigue due to vibration. Don't know who was unlucky enough to be behind me when it did 
Previously the LHS plate welded to the pipe has started to crack but I noticed it early enough to get it welded up. So it seems this is a weak vibration/resonance point that even the rubber inserts can't effectively damp out.
I'm now thinking of fitting lighter aftermarket mufflers, Mivv at 4kg instead of oem 11kg
, to hopefully lessen the load at this point.
Previously the LHS plate welded to the pipe has started to crack but I noticed it early enough to get it welded up. So it seems this is a weak vibration/resonance point that even the rubber inserts can't effectively damp out.
I'm now thinking of fitting lighter aftermarket mufflers, Mivv at 4kg instead of oem 11kg
, to hopefully lessen the load at this point.