Re: Problem with muffler...

[Peter Ziobrzynski <pzi@corp.sun.com>]

Sorry for such a delay but anyway. I had similar problem and I fixed it
myself.
The big muffler that is under back seat is rotating on the loose joint a
bit to the front of the car. The pipe joint needs to be tightened - I
took the 25mm (if i remember the size well) nut off (a bit rusty so I
had to use long extension on the socket wrench) cleaned the bolt that is
permanently attached to the joint ring (dremel tool :-), greased it and
tightened it back with the same long extension (I used old bike fork
tube).

I saw this done in dealership but the guy did not clean the bolt and the
muffler was in place only for a few weeks. If you do not tighten it
really well then mounts will not have enough force to hold it in place -
they are to close to the pipe.

hope this helps - but by now you probably fixed it ...
- Peter

Chuck Simpson wrote:
> 
> I'm having a problem with my muffler.  I responded to
> a message several weeks ago about a repulsive noise
> generated during accelerations caused by my muffler
> coming off of one of its rubber mounts.  Well, I went
> under my car and re-mounted my muffler and the rattling
> noise stopped.  Well... after about 4 weeks of rattle-free
> driving, my muffler un-mounted itself again!
> 
> Has anyone ever experienced this problem with their VW?
> I guess I have to go back to the dealer... but I was just
> wondering if anyone else may already know what to do
> about fixing it without dealing with the dealership.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> -Chuck Simpson
> '98 White Jetta GLX-VR6

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Peter Ziobrzynski, <pzi@pzi.net>