Re: typ 44 rear exhaust hangers q.

[Kneale Brownson <knotnook@traverse.com>]

On my '87 5ktq, there are two types of rubber hangars,   one that's just a
big, heavy o-ring and one that's  an o-ring with a center crossbar.  I
think two of the former were used on the rear muffler bar you described.

Kneale Brownson


At 03:25 PM 12/22/99 -0500, rochow@pixelmagic.com wrote:
>
>(Essentially a repost, due to lack of response)
>
>When re-attaching my '84 5kS's rear muffler,
>I found that while the muffler has a rod bent into
>a wide right-to-left hook welded to it (just before the 
>tailpipe), there are 2 hooks on the floor of the car.
>I have only one rubber donut hanger - using the right
>hook puts the muffler far too far to the right, while using 
>the left hook puts it a bit too much to the left. Am I 
>supposed to have it hanging from both, by using another
>donut, or am I missing other parts? 
>
>On the recent typ44=pig discussion, I consider mine
>my small, nimble snow-car - sparing my Caprice
>some road salt. Though the latter's ~4000lbs don't
>seem so much anymore, when the current A6 weighs
>nearly as much, while being still a much smaller car, and 
>with a unibody - how come? 
>As far as typ44 size is concerned, I have to say that I
>was pleasantly surprised when I realized that the trunk 
>easily holds the set of summer tires...
>
>TIA
>-gbr
>