Exhaust Hangers for quattro 90

[syljay]

> From: "whitehill" <rhayllar at bigpond.net.au>
> Subject: Exhaust Hangers for quattro 90
> To: <quattro at audifans.com>

> 
> I have read somewhere that chain reinforced exhaust hangers are available 
> somewhere. Does any know where?
> I would like to solve the problem of frequently braking hangers that can 
> then cause the exhaust to drop on the rotating halfshaft with nasty 
> results!!!.

***** VW's use the chain re-inforced exhaust hangers as a replacement 
for their always failing standard rubber hangers.
I bought several from my local Parts guy - I think they were around 
$7.00 each. I see that you are from the land of Oz - my local guy wont 
be of much help to you.

Putting on the re-inforced hangers is not so easy as they dont bend or 
  stretch much. I had to unbolt the cat from the downpipe and unbolt 
the cat support in order to allow the exhaust pipe enough movement to 
work the hangers onto their mounting points. PITA.

Standard replacement hangers rarely last a year. It pays to go under 
the car twice a year and give them a once over to make sure they 
havent broken.

The hangers break so often that I'm tempted to make my own. The 
material for the hangers would be same as what they make outside door 
mats our of - old tires? Take a strip of the material and make a donut 
out of it . . and rivet the piece to intself using stainless steel 
rivets.

Maybe something like a worn out bicycle tire would work. the material 
is thinner so you can wrap it around itself several times and  just 
use one rivet to hold it together.

Syljay in NJ