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Adam
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8/26/2009
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I have a 99 RT and when I had a Flowmaster 40 series muffler put on I noticed when you drive over a bump or the exhaust shakes a bit it squeeks. It sounds like it's coming from one of the manifolds is rubbing but both have been replaced. The heat shields aren't rubbing and all clamps are tight. Speedy muffler had it all day and $500 later still didn't know what it was. It's driving me insane cause it's annoying as hell. any ideas?
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Marx
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8/27/2009
00:05:46
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1. Get on your back and slide under.
2. Starting at the discharge end of the exhaust pipe, grab the exhaust in different places and try to shake it. Up/down/left/right/fore/aft.
3. If you hear it squeak, follow the noise.
4. If you don't hear a squeak, move to a different spot and try again.
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daddio
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8/27/2009
09:32:34
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Try what Marx posted.
Is this Speedy Muffler place the one that installed said muffler? If so, You paid someone 500 bucks for a squeak? I'd either want some of my money back or force them to fix it properly.
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pssst
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8/27/2009
10:33:37
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Check all the hangers
and I agree with daddio
$500
Take it back make them fix it properly
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Adam
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8/28/2009
12:47:33
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we had it up on a lift and shoke it and it sounds like the noise is coming from were the exhaust splits at the front. all hangers are tight and nothings rubbing either. Speedy said the only thing they can do is take the whole exhaust apart($$$$).
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daddio
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8/28/2009
13:52:09
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As I asked previously, Are they the ones that installed your Flowmaster? If so, they should work on it until you're satisfied without any extra out of pocket $$$$. If they did the install and it didn't squeak before, THEY are at fault.
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Kowalski
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8/29/2009
09:18:13
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Yeah, it doesn't seem like we are getting the whole story here. The original post seems to imply that Adam paid speedy $500 to look for a squeek. He'd have to be crazy to pay 500 just for that, and not have it fixed. If it is just the pipe connection squeeking, it could be welded.
Lead, follow, or get out of the way
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Adam
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8/30/2009
11:33:50
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the whole story has nothing to do with the problem. The truck went into Speedy and had the muffler put on and posi oil changed. When I got it back the noise started so I took it right back. They tried changing to manifolds added a solid clamp and checked if anything was rubbing. It still wasn't fixed and my bill was already $500 and I didn't want them taking the exhaust apart.
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withheld
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8/31/2009
11:17:00
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"the whole story has nothing to do with the problem"
Guess what, It Does!
You failed to say that speedy were the ones that installed the new muffler!
All you did say was (and I quote)
"Speedy muffler had it all day and $500 later still didn't know what it was"
Pretty simple here...
If the noise wasn't there before they put the muffler on then guess what?
This is a free site pal & we all offer our help for free, Smart azz attitudes will get you know where.
I'm done, you guys have fun with this one......
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Mark
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9/03/2009
09:08:34
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$500 to look is excessive. I paid $550 for a custom fabricated full dual exhaust straight from the exhaust manifolds. This included two cats, two mufflers and two chrome tips. That was in 1996 though. What a deal that sounds like now!
This thread sounds like it needs to go to The People's Court. haha
-Mark Hryckiewicz
1993 Sport RC SB 5.2L Auto
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Adam
Dodge Dakota
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9/03/2009
21:52:30
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"This is a free site pal & we all offer our help for free, Smart azz attitudes will get you know where.
I'm done, you guys have fun with this one......"
Big surprise! A tough guy on an internet message board! Maybe from now on if you don't have anything useful to say on the topic DON"T POST!!!!
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Kowalski
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9/04/2009
08:15:58
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Adam - You might take your own advice ?
That advice from "witheld" would be more uesful than your last post...
Lead, follow, or get out of the way
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