From: Ray O on

"ronbon" <n877(a)msn.com> wrote in message
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> Large shield under muffler fell down at 44,000 miles. Is this a
> warranty fix or can I do this at home? The plastic fuel tank is close
> by.
> Ron

The original muffler is covered by the basic bumper-to-bumper warranty,
which IIRC, is 36 months or 36,000 miles. Use stainless steel bailing wire
to hold it in place if a rivet broke.
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Ray O
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From: Hachiroku ハチロク on
On Wed, 28 Jul 2010 23:37:50 -0500, Ray O wrote:

>
> "ronbon" <n877(a)msn.com> wrote in message
> news:e93c9a80-3f0d-471d-ab05-1a56feec4624(a)q35g2000yqn.googlegroups.com...
>> Large shield under muffler fell down at 44,000 miles. Is this a
>> warranty fix or can I do this at home? The plastic fuel tank is close
>> by.
>> Ron
>
> The original muffler is covered by the basic bumper-to-bumper warranty,
> which IIRC, is 36 months or 36,000 miles. Use stainless steel bailing wire
> to hold it in place if a rivet broke.

I always said you could fix a Toyota with bailing wire and bubble gum! ;)



From: Hachiroku ハチロク on
On Wed, 28 Jul 2010 23:36:20 -0500, Ray O wrote:

> The unofficial fix is to use a kinetic adjustment
> tool

Um, would that be a "hammer", by any chance? ;)



From: Ray O on

"Hachiroku ????" <Trueno(a)e86.GTS> wrote in message
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> On Wed, 28 Jul 2010 23:37:50 -0500, Ray O wrote:
>
>>
>> "ronbon" <n877(a)msn.com> wrote in message
>> news:e93c9a80-3f0d-471d-ab05-1a56feec4624(a)q35g2000yqn.googlegroups.com...
>>> Large shield under muffler fell down at 44,000 miles. Is this a
>>> warranty fix or can I do this at home? The plastic fuel tank is close
>>> by.
>>> Ron
>>
>> The original muffler is covered by the basic bumper-to-bumper warranty,
>> which IIRC, is 36 months or 36,000 miles. Use stainless steel bailing
>> wire
>> to hold it in place if a rivet broke.
>
> I always said you could fix a Toyota with bailing wire and bubble gum! ;)
>

I used bailing wire and dum-dum.
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Ray O
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From: Ray O on

"Hachiroku ????" <Trueno(a)e86.GTS> wrote in message
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> On Wed, 28 Jul 2010 23:36:20 -0500, Ray O wrote:
>
>> The unofficial fix is to use a kinetic adjustment
>> tool
>
> Um, would that be a "hammer", by any chance? ;)
>

Shhh! Don't give away professional secrets...
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Ray O
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