Removing heat shield from Cat?
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Removing heat shield from Cat?
After some investigation, I found the source of my horrible rattle/metal-on-metal noise. The heat shield around my cat has broken a weld, and is rattling against the cat itself.
So the question is, how to remedy this: My first thought was to just cut it off, but with the operating temperatures of a catalytic converter, is that a smart decision? I bent the shield a little to try to cut down on the frequency of the rattle, but something needs to be done about it. I have a torch at work, which can melt steel, so I'm thinking I may just try to fuse it together that way.
But, when that method fails, what should I do to fix it?
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So the question is, how to remedy this: My first thought was to just cut it off, but with the operating temperatures of a catalytic converter, is that a smart decision? I bent the shield a little to try to cut down on the frequency of the rattle, but something needs to be done about it. I have a torch at work, which can melt steel, so I'm thinking I may just try to fuse it together that way.
But, when that method fails, what should I do to fix it?
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