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Offline pickles

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Exhaust middle section support
« on: 13 January 2012, 14:17 »
went to remove nuts from the centre support thing and there nearly all sheared off :(, can i fit my new exhaust without this in the hope that its rigidness will hold it together until i can sort a new support out. thanks
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Re: Exhaust middle section support
« Reply #1 on: 13 January 2012, 14:33 »
will still drop down from the weight at a guess mate

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Re: Exhaust middle section support
« Reply #2 on: 13 January 2012, 14:40 »
was thinkin this as well m8, lookin at some kind of temporary support some how to get me by, gna need stud extractors n sh!t me thinks :(
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Re: Exhaust middle section support
« Reply #3 on: 13 January 2012, 14:43 »
it will drop, there are two supports that bolt to it


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Re: Exhaust middle section support
« Reply #4 on: 13 January 2012, 15:20 »
is there not a temporary fix i cud do, ie using chain or gal band etc

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Re: Exhaust middle section support
« Reply #5 on: 13 January 2012, 16:09 »
Mine ran fine with no middle support.

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Re: Exhaust middle section support
« Reply #6 on: 13 January 2012, 17:59 »
Mine ran fine with no middle support.

how long u had it running like that for
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Re: Exhaust middle section support
« Reply #7 on: 13 January 2012, 18:07 »
well over 1/2 a year!

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Re: Exhaust middle section support
« Reply #8 on: 13 January 2012, 18:32 »
well over 1/2 a year!

what make is it and did it have the same joints, fixings etc
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Re: Exhaust middle section support
« Reply #9 on: 13 January 2012, 18:48 »
Custom
3" decat into 2.5" straight through to remus backbox.

Joins were welded  with no removable joins apart from on decat.

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