Folks, its pretty well established that if you want all those parts of your
car that relies on the flexibility of rubber (bushings, exhaust hangers,
brake hoses, etc), that after about ten years, you should consider replacing
them - at least the ones that are hard, cracked, swelled, or just out of
shape. Besides exhaust hangers that stretch and break, brake hoses have
been known to swell and actually close up so that fluid can't get through to
do what needs to be done!
Kind of like Dr. Booths admonition about fuses - change them out or be
prepared to chase problems at inopportune times.
Werner
- Original Message -
From: "Zoltan Finks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Mercedes Discussion List"
Sent: Tuesday, January 02, 2007 2:56 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] rear exhaust hanger question
Yeah, mine went away recently too. Desert living has most things dried out
on that vehicle. I figured the fat rubber hangers were cheap and I must
remember to order them when I put in my glow plug order.
Meantime, I have two white zip ties on each hanger. That's class!
Brian
83 240D
On 1/2/07, Jim Cathey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Go ahead & replace all 4 with new. Also, the newer design is better,
> with a
> rubber piece in the center that limits upward travel.
Upward travel is normally limited by a rubber bumper on the chassis
above the muffler, there should be a boss or something on the muffler
that bumps into it. The improved 'donuts' have chain or something
inside the rubber so they don't stretch out.
-- Jim
