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    this is what i did to the exhaust heat shield on driver side that rattles. wraped it with exhaust wrap on each end, tied it with ss wire and clamped the shield around it. hope it works.
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    Quote Originally Posted by jj_long81 View Post
    this is what i did to the exhaust heat shield on driver side that rattles. wraped it with exhaust wrap on each end, tied it with ss wire and clamped the shield around it. hope it works.
    Great idea!

    Greetings Peter

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    Should do the trick. Those heat shields can be a pain in the butt.

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    What is ss wire?

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    Quote Originally Posted by berry1133@bellsouth.net View Post
    What is ss wire?

    ss= stainless steel
    The only thing that you accomplish when you make something idiotproof, is breed a better grade of idiot,
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