Re: Broken Muffler Bracket.

["Jim Reeve" <ultra@xxxx>]

Heh. If you may recall Robert I had this exact same problem happen to 
me last fall while driving over some railroad tracks. If the mount 
was original, thats your problem. For some reason, the original 
mounts are very weak, and have a tendency to break. The venders sell 
replacement ones which are much stronger. So quit trying to figure 
out why it broke. And this goes to ANYONE who isn't sure about this 
matter. Check your engine comparment and inspect the upper muffler 
bracket on the passenger side of the car (above the alternator) If 
it has been replaced, it is probably black and made from solid formed 
metal. The originals were thinner and had curved edges. If this is 
the case in your car, look carefully at it and you'll probably see 
some fatiuge cracks. Replace it. Better now than when it breaks.


--- In dmcnews@xxxx, DMCVegas@xxxx wrote:
> While moving cars around in my driveway, I heard a nasty 
> tapping sound in the engine compartment. As it turns out, the 
> upper muffler bracket had broken. And the remaining piece 
> hanging on the muffler was hitting the alternator blades.