Does anyone have a picture or a good drawing of the brackets that bolt to the muffler? The maintenance manual has the best drawing I've seen, but it leaves a lot to the imagination.
Thanks all!
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Does anyone have a picture or a good drawing of the brackets that bolt to the muffler? The maintenance manual has the best drawing I've seen, but it leaves a lot to the imagination.
Thanks all!
I can take a few exhaust photos later today.
I don't know if I have an extra bracket that I can make a tracing of, but I will check.
Thanks jeepdan! I'm especially needing the relation of the pin hole to the muffler bolt, and the thickness of the bracket.Quote:
Originally Posted by jeepdan
Whenever you have time.
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I couldn't make it to the garage today:confused: , but here are few photos that I had on a SD card to ponder over until tomorrow. I will get that thickness also.
Front view: I fastened the cable with bolts at the muffler. I still have to make the correct pins. Can't find them for sale. I will have to copy one of the originals that was still on the frame mount.
https://i.imgur.com/uy6cTMdl.jpg
Can't see "C" bracket in this rear view of muffler rear flange:confused: it's on the outer side of pipe toward the frame. But same setup.
Crap! I need to dust the inside of the frame rails.
https://i.imgur.com/4TXr5Bul.jpg
Yeah! That's kind of what I thought they should be. From that angle, they don't look thick enough to need a 1 3/4" bolt, but I got 'em, sooo... [emoji846]
I think I saw the pins at the local hardware store. 1/4" x 1/2" (maybe?). I have the 2 pins in the crossmember/hanger to compare to if I can't look up dimensions from the NSN. I'll let you know what I end up with.
Dust the frame?! I'd think there was something wrong if I didn't have dirt, mud or rust falling all over me every five minutes. [emoji16]
Maybe some day! [emoji1]
Thanks!
Pins are 5/16 x 3/4 overall.
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View of rear muffler hanger
https://i.imgur.com/eyxH7HWl.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/GZxiC2Yl.jpg
The slotted holes are needed to rotate the bracket around to take the slack out of the hanger cable.
I found a few NOS parts in my stash to photograph.
PM me with your mailing address, and I will mail you a tracing of the "C" bracket.
Oh yea, It's 1/8" thick.
http://i.imgur.com/6oCMm55l.jpg
Ohhhhh, slots! I didn't notice that in the first pictures. Yeah, I'll send you my email in a minute. Thanks for all the help. You've saved the day again!
Can you post a tracing on the site?
I will if jeepdan doesn't mind. Or maybe he would like to instead. Stay tuned. [emoji846]Quote:
Originally Posted by Uncle Vin
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Terry, that would be great if you can post an image of the bracket for everyone to have access to.Quote:
Originally Posted by TJinSD
I would have myself, if I could have been more tech savy.:confused:
Here is the muffler bracket from jeepdan. Sorry about the low quality graph paper, it's from the internet. :rolleyes:
Four lines to the inch.
Thanks for posting this.
You're welcome, Uncle Vin. Thanks to jeepdan for tracing one for us. [emoji846]Quote:
Originally Posted by Uncle Vin
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Ugh. When I was removing one of the pins, the cable snapped. So now I need a source for cables if anyone has one. I'll be calling VPW tomorrow, maybe they still have some.
Thanks everyone!
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I was never able to find those cables. What I did was to make ones out of cable available at Home Depot. Put those loop things on the end.Quote:
Originally Posted by TJinSD
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Yeah, that's kinda where my brain was going, too. I wonder though, if the ends are heated to the point that the old cable would slip out, wouldn't a new cable be able to be pushed in? But would it hold? That's the $64,000 question.Quote:
Originally Posted by Don Cavey
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I think that a person could cut off the cable with a cut off wheel, and then drill the cable out of the eye.
Push a new length of cable in and swage the cable tight.
I'll check that out. I'd still have the correct ends that way. And tight! Thanks jeepdan!Quote:
Originally Posted by jeepdan
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My all time favorite Jeepdan quote:
'I need to dust the inside of my frame rails.'
I may print shirts. That is awesome.
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My temporary solution. The bottom loop is extra large because I tried to use a thimble but it never seemed to get tight enough. So I took it out. But hey, it's only temporary, right? [emoji16]https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...7dc459a6df.jpg
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