Hello!
So, I've read a little about the heat shield rattle that seems to be ever so common on Subarus.
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I've got a 2003 Outback wagon and a nasty rattle myself. I can grab it with my hand and wiggle the front end a millimeter or so back and forth.
Today I took it to the muffler shop to see how much it would be to quiet my ride down a little bit. I was quoted at $41 to do a little tack weld and stick it back on. I should mention that the other shield has already been tacked on as well and the the noisy one was also tacked at one point in time.
Anyways!! My question is: not being familiar with welding at all, is this job worth $40 bucks? Is it safe/recommended to do this? If I have a friend who can weld well, is it dangerous to weld the exhaust system? (electrical system, etc?)
I have tried the old pipe clamp thing as shown in the photo (had another one on there but it just wasn't doing anything) but it just won't clamp hard enough with those two flanges on the sides. Any new ideas on ways to shut that thing up by myself?
Thanks!
-Scott
So, I've read a little about the heat shield rattle that seems to be ever so common on Subarus.
I've got a 2003 Outback wagon and a nasty rattle myself. I can grab it with my hand and wiggle the front end a millimeter or so back and forth.
Today I took it to the muffler shop to see how much it would be to quiet my ride down a little bit. I was quoted at $41 to do a little tack weld and stick it back on. I should mention that the other shield has already been tacked on as well and the the noisy one was also tacked at one point in time.
Anyways!! My question is: not being familiar with welding at all, is this job worth $40 bucks? Is it safe/recommended to do this? If I have a friend who can weld well, is it dangerous to weld the exhaust system? (electrical system, etc?)
I have tried the old pipe clamp thing as shown in the photo (had another one on there but it just wasn't doing anything) but it just won't clamp hard enough with those two flanges on the sides. Any new ideas on ways to shut that thing up by myself?
Thanks!
-Scott
