Muffler clamp orientation

[Ed Saniewski]

Why is that clamp recommended for the stainless tailpipe and not for all tail pipes? Dose the stainless steel expand more?

[AL in NY]

Ed, the asbestos cloth will retain moisture and rust a non-stainless pipe. Try making one of these to hold your tail pipe. It allows for tail pipe expansion and the pipe won't rattle.

[msmaron]

NOTE: A495 Orientation...this is NOT considered wrong,

[Y-Blockhead]

Originally Posted by AL in NY

Ed, the asbestos cloth will retain moisture and rust a non-stainless pipe. Try making one of these to hold your tail pipe. It allows for tail pipe expansion and the pipe won't rattle.

That's a good point but I have this clamp on my Town Sedan with a steel pipe. I have had no rust problems (yet!). Probably because the pipe gets so hot any moisute evaporates.

[msmaron]

Originally Posted by AL in NY

Ed, the asbestos cloth will retain moisture and rust a non-stainless pipe. Try making one of these to hold your tail pipe. It allows for tail pipe expansion and the pipe won't rattle.

IF the pipe is secured by an original clamp, easy to find at swaps it will not rattle to begin with, putting on bandaids does not fix the situation at all

[AL in NY]

Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements)

msmaron, what "bandaids" are you referring to? My hanger solves the rattle problem and the pipe is allowed to expand (lengthen) without any problems.

[msmaron]

Al if you used the correct clamp that is original you would not have to modify anything at all. That is what i mean by a band aid...

[Mike V. Florida]

Originally Posted by AL in NY

Ed, the asbestos cloth will retain moisture and rust a non-stainless pipe. Try making one of these to hold your tail pipe. It allows for tail pipe expansion and the pipe won't rattle.

I would think the heat from even a few minutes would dry out any moisture?

[Mike V. Florida]

Originally Posted by Ed Saniewski

Why is that clamp recommended for the stainless tailpipe and not for all tail pipes? Dose the stainless steel expand more?

They may or may not but if it does not expand more then "regular" steel but the the weld on the stainless does break and the regular not so much.