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HEAT SHIELD RATTLE

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Old 03-24-2008, 04:48 AM
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NEWB LOOKING FOR A WAY TO MAKE THAT GO AWAY WHEN I DONT HAVE MY FOOT ON THE GAS.....
 
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Old 03-24-2008, 04:54 AM
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take the heat shield off
 
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Old 03-24-2008, 05:02 AM
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NOT NEEDED?
 
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Old 03-24-2008, 05:05 AM
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negative...just take it off if it is a problem.
 
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Old 03-24-2008, 05:07 AM
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I took mine off cuz it was rattlin after i put my exhaust on...never had a problem
 
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Old 03-24-2008, 05:12 AM
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ANYONE KNOW WHERE THEY ARE LOCATED AND WHATS IVOLVED WITH REMOVING IT?
 
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Old 03-24-2008, 05:14 AM
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look along your exhaust, they are just bolted on.
 
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Old 03-24-2008, 07:48 AM
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just go under your car and (when your exhaust piping is cool or you have gloves on), feel for the heat shield right where the exhaust manifold/cat/mid-pipe all bolt together. Mine was rattling and i just pulled it off and it's fine. Theres also another one farther back in your exhaust system under your rear seats that might be rattling.
 
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Old 03-24-2008, 08:52 AM
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Yup, the part that was rattling for me was right above the catalytic converter. Got a pair of tin snips and snipped the bugger off
 
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Old 03-24-2008, 11:32 AM
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dito.... also the cap button on your keyboard is to the left middle

my cat converter heat shield on my 94 was rattling like crazy, been gone for awhile now....... its just a thin piece of metal...
 

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