Silencer damaged by bad doughnuts

[quk@isham-research.demon.co.uk (Phil Payne)]

I replaced the ur-quattro's back box with a stock Audi part on 28/11/97.

I have the invoice in front of me.  As per usual, I also replaced all
the trivial parts - the clamp bolts and nuts, the sealing ring, and
the rubber suspensions.

Sometime during the last four days, both of the suspensions on the rear
silencer have failed.  Part number is 8A0 253 147A on the fiche, on the
parts, and on the invoice.

I always thought they were metal-reinforced.  No sign of anything but
rubber inside these.

The exhaust has been rubbing (with considerable pressure) on the rear
inner CV joint.  This is now highly polished and slightly concave -
fortunately, only the middle section seems affected and the boot is
still intact.  There's a hole in the exhaust pipe almost an inch long
and half an inch wide.

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 Phil Payne
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