From: Mrcheerful on

"dave" <dave(a)127.0.0.1> wrote in message
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> Her outdoors Amica has a heat shield over the rear silencer that
> rattles at every gear change. The exhaust itself is fine so don't want
> to replace it just for this piece of "tin". An ideas how to stop it
> rattling appreciated (other than just ripping it off that is) :-)
> thanks
>

a few well placed dents with an engineers hammer will usually do.


From: newshound on


"Mrcheerful" <nbkm57(a)hotmail.co.uk> wrote in message
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>
> "dave" <dave(a)127.0.0.1> wrote in message
> news:hdqb56hlbbi7vmaso0gv1cc74idk5nf1i6(a)4ax.com...
>> Her outdoors Amica has a heat shield over the rear silencer that
>> rattles at every gear change. The exhaust itself is fine so don't want
>> to replace it just for this piece of "tin". An ideas how to stop it
>> rattling appreciated (other than just ripping it off that is) :-)
>> thanks
>>
>
> a few well placed dents with an engineers hammer will usually do.
>
Or stuff steel wool or a woven metal pan scourer in the gap

From: Duncan Wood on
On Sun, 01 Aug 2010 23:06:26 +0100, newshound <newshound(a)fairadsl.co.uk>
wrote:

>
>
> "Mrcheerful" <nbkm57(a)hotmail.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:oYl5o.10003$Gc2.8566(a)hurricane...
>>
>> "dave" <dave(a)127.0.0.1> wrote in message
>> news:hdqb56hlbbi7vmaso0gv1cc74idk5nf1i6(a)4ax.com...
>>> Her outdoors Amica has a heat shield over the rear silencer that
>>> rattles at every gear change. The exhaust itself is fine so don't want
>>> to replace it just for this piece of "tin". An ideas how to stop it
>>> rattling appreciated (other than just ripping it off that is) :-)
>>> thanks
>>>
>>
>> a few well placed dents with an engineers hammer will usually do.
>>
> Or stuff steel wool or a woven metal pan scourer in the gap

Fibreglass loft insulation tends to last longer.
From: Dave Plowman (News) on
In article <hdqb56hlbbi7vmaso0gv1cc74idk5nf1i6(a)4ax.com>,
dave <dave(a)127.0.0.1> wrote:
> Her outdoors Amica has a heat shield over the rear silencer that
> rattles at every gear change. The exhaust itself is fine so don't want
> to replace it just for this piece of "tin". An ideas how to stop it
> rattling appreciated (other than just ripping it off that is) :-)
> thanks

Could be the weld(s) attaching it to the exhaust have broken. Might be
possible to tack it on again.

--
*The only difference between a rut and a grave is the depth.

Dave Plowman dave(a)davenoise.co.uk London SW
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