9020V Catalytic Converter Noise

[Peter Tracy <pgt@ekbos.com>]

I've been hearing this raspy noise sounding like a loose heat shield
coming from my exhaust system for a while and decided to look at it this
weekend. Turns out that it seems to coming from inside the catalytic
converter and can even be heard at idle if you are outside the car.
Also, if you hit the side of the converter with your hand with the
engine not running, you can hear what seems to be something loose in
there.

Anybody ever seen anything like this before? Does it mean I need a new
converter? Seems strange because the car only has 40K miles on it.

TIA.
Peter

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