1st Generation Specific (1979-1985) 1979-1985 Discussion including performance modifications and technical support sections

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Old 11-18-06, 02:47 PM
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what a relief !

pulled out the 7 this morning....reversed out the drive....into the road, and suddenly a metallic scraping/rattling/knocking sound from the rear !
drive slowly down the road and it goes away....stop at the stop street...nothing. pull away and there it is again ! what the hell could it be ? diff giving up on me ? bearing about to disintegrate ? I stop at the petrol station...check for anything loose in the back. nothing. I pull away...the noise is still there.
back home, i get underneath the car. turns out the rear muffler is secured by two rubber clamps. one of them had broken off...meaning the muffler was a bit to the right...so the metal was knocking against the body. quick replacement of the rubber and alignment of the muffler...noise all gone ! what a relief it was nothing more serious.
Old 11-18-06, 02:54 PM
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cheap escape this time....
Old 11-18-06, 03:03 PM
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You must mean the muffler bearings, no?
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i love when you get lucky like that
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lol like i said in another thread ucant joke about muffler bearings ne more...dodge vipers have them
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there is nothing worse than the feeling of 'oh ****..something's broken...damn...there goes $$$ to fix it...damn'

and then the huge relief when its fixed and it was something completely minor

i don't know about you guys...but can hardly sleep if something is wrong with my ride...i have to fix it (or have it fixed) pronto
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Definitely lucky.
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