The rear metal hanger rusted out of its weld, as did the bolt heads on the converter pipe. I'm driving without a muffler. I've asked on hyundai-forums and on hyundaiperformance about muffler repair; the best advice I got was to browse around connectors in the aisle of the hardware store and find something to jury rig a fix. I'd rather not...I want to get this done correctly. If I can get replacement bolts and extract the rusted broken ones (and get a repair gasket), that seems easy enough. The hanger was welded on though, and that part isn't available for purchase outside of an entirely new muffler.
The thought of throwing out the OEM parts and going with third-party stuff is exciting, but I'd rather spend less and get the old OEM parts back to normal stock condition.
Here's an idea of what the old metal hanger looks like; it's a right angled bolt that fits one way through the rubber hanger, about a quarter inch in diameter, maybe five inches by four inches, and used to be welded to the muffler. It's not that complicated--a metal stick bent 90 degrees, welded to the muffler; I need links to something similar though. I don't have welding equipment, probably have to borrow some or pay someone to get it fixed.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLkbh2oy2ME
Maybe something similar to this:
http://www.spintechmufflers.com/exhaust-...s/prod_220.html
or this (except not over $120, ha)
http://www.amazon.com/MagnaFlow-10151-Ex...707&sr=1-88
Walker makes a bunch of different hangers--trouble is figuring out which one will fit:
http://www.walkerexhaust.com/assets/downloads/english/Walker_Hardware_Accessories.pdf
http://www.amazon.com/Walker-35026-Exhau...11&sr=1-216
http://www.amazon.com/Walker-35360-Hardw...23&sr=1-228
The converter pipe bolts aren't listed in hyundai's oem parts manuals. Any clues as far as bolt dimensions are welcome. I could go ahead and buy the gasket, and get nuts and bolts based on the holes.
The thought of throwing out the OEM parts and going with third-party stuff is exciting, but I'd rather spend less and get the old OEM parts back to normal stock condition.
Here's an idea of what the old metal hanger looks like; it's a right angled bolt that fits one way through the rubber hanger, about a quarter inch in diameter, maybe five inches by four inches, and used to be welded to the muffler. It's not that complicated--a metal stick bent 90 degrees, welded to the muffler; I need links to something similar though. I don't have welding equipment, probably have to borrow some or pay someone to get it fixed.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLkbh2oy2ME
Maybe something similar to this:
http://www.spintechmufflers.com/exhaust-...s/prod_220.html
or this (except not over $120, ha)
http://www.amazon.com/MagnaFlow-10151-Ex...707&sr=1-88
Walker makes a bunch of different hangers--trouble is figuring out which one will fit:
http://www.walkerexhaust.com/assets/downloads/english/Walker_Hardware_Accessories.pdf
http://www.amazon.com/Walker-35026-Exhau...11&sr=1-216
http://www.amazon.com/Walker-35360-Hardw...23&sr=1-228
The converter pipe bolts aren't listed in hyundai's oem parts manuals. Any clues as far as bolt dimensions are welcome. I could go ahead and buy the gasket, and get nuts and bolts based on the holes.
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