Exhaust Hanger

tim leech · Post by **tim leech** » Tue Oct 17, 2006 4:16 pm

Has anyone got a rear exhaust hanger, the bit that the backbox attaches too and normally brakes off, my 16vs backbox is help up my tie wraps as its fell off and disappeared long ago!

jeremy · Post by **jeremy** » Tue Oct 17, 2006 4:30 pm

Its only a bit of bent round bar welded to the chassis isn't it? Round bar can be bought in meter lengths in B&Q or if its 1/4 inch (I think its bigger) a very large nail (like 5 or 6 inches) may yeild enough bar to do the job.

If the chassis is rusty there and you don't fancy welding it you may be able to bolt comething through the boot floor with a flat plate as a spreader. You may be able to adapt purpose made exhaust brackets as sold in accessory shops.

tim leech · Post by **tim leech** » Tue Oct 17, 2006 5:39 pm

Sounds complicated lol thanks anyway

Kitch · Post by **Kitch** » Tue Oct 17, 2006 6:33 pm

Jeremy's right its not a seperate part, just a bar of metal with a 90degree bend in it which is then welded to the side of the boot.

We just made another one, but this time I welded it to a plate, then repaired the boot, then riveted the plate to the boot and caked it in sealant and hammerite

tim leech · Post by **tim leech** » Tue Oct 17, 2006 9:07 pm

Ian! get your welder out!

Mike E (uk) · Post by **Mike E (uk)** » Fri Oct 20, 2006 10:03 pm

I replaced mine with a 8" length of angle iron (dexion), with a 4" length of M8 threaded studding to push the rubber hanger on to.

Large washers spread the load inside the boot, the metal is very thin round there.

Mike

Gareth Wales · Post by **Gareth Wales** » Sat Oct 21, 2006 9:59 pm

Mike E (uk) wrote:I replaced mine with a 8" length of angle iron (dexion), with a 4" length of M8 threaded studding to push the rubber hanger on to.

Large washers spread the load inside the boot, the metal is very thin round there.

Mike

So did I - Tim, its the easy way