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Posted by islnder102 (Member # 4459) on :
 
im not a mechanic and i dont know much about cars, heres the situation. when i bought my stang, the guy had a new oem muffler put on. when i accellerate, sounds like somethings loose. its comin from the rear, but when i check underneath, looks ok. someone said the rear cv boot needs tightening, could that be it? can i do it myself?
 
Posted by Cobra5.0JEEP (Member # 1482) on :
 
does it sound like a rattling? i get some funny rattling noise but i think its coming from hte front and it will only do it one time and once it has done it and i jump on it again it won't do it [Mad]
 
Posted by mtbaughs (Member # 4052) on :
 
Well theres no CV boots in the back of a live axle mustang so thats not it. Most likely it is bad upper control arms but without seeing the car I am just guessing at this point. If you want me to take a look at it for ya I can. I'm a lot cheaper than a shop and could tell ya whats happening after I see the car
 
Posted by FordPny (Member # 510) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by islnder102:
someone said the rear cv boot needs tightening, could that be it?
Was he also wondering why his cold air kit wasnt cold?
 
Posted by ci$ko (Member # 2425) on :
 
check the muffler bearing thats probly it [patriot]
 
Posted by white1990stang (Member # 2307) on :
 
is there a heat shield on the top of the muffler? yeah also check those bearings while your under there. they have a tendacy to go out.
 
Posted by Black94 5.0 (Member # 655) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by white1990stang:
is there a heat shield on the top of the muffler? yeah also check those bearings while your under there. they have a tendacy to go out.
Aww, c'mon guys enough with the sarcasm you're gonna have this guy worried about his muffler bearings... [Big Grin]

Besides he said that he had an OEM muffler installed, so I'm thinking it could be something in the suspension like the MTbaughs suggested...
 
Posted by AcesWild85 (Member # 2616) on :
 
Maybe one of the cats is rattling inside its shell or one of the bolts on the H pipe is loose.
 
Posted by xchpstang (Member # 1206) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by Black94 5.0:
quote:
Originally posted by white1990stang:
is there a heat shield on the top of the muffler? yeah also check those bearings while your under there. they have a tendacy to go out.
Aww, c'mon guys enough with the sarcasm you're gonna have this guy worried about his muffler bearings... [Big Grin]

Besides he said that he had an OEM muffler installed, so I'm thinking it could be something in the suspension like the MTbaughs suggested...
Yeah give the poor guy a break. He was honest enough to admit he doesn't know about cars. [Smile]
 
Posted by shade- (Member # 298) on :
 
probably what happened is the muffler now gets wacked by the flexing 4-link rear suspension, most amateur muffler installers (or lazy) will install mufflers without properly checking suspension clearance.
 




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