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From: Hachiroku ハチロク on 30 Jul 2010 14:37 On Fri, 30 Jul 2010 01:04:11 -0500, Ray O wrote: > > "Hachiroku ????" <Trueno(a)e86.GTS> wrote in message > news:Gil4o.43883$dx7.25604(a)newsfe21.iad... >> On Wed, 28 Jul 2010 23:36:20 -0500, Ray O wrote: >> >>> The unofficial fix is to use a kinetic adjustment >>> tool >> >> Um, would that be a "hammer", by any chance? ;) >> > > Shhh! Don't give away professional secrets... I find a kinetic adjustment tool comes in quite handy!
From: larry moe 'n curly on 30 Jul 2010 18:56 Ray O wrote: > > "larry moe 'n curly" <larrymoencurly(a)my-deja.com> wrote in message > news:1dcce2a5-17da-4b8a-a0cd-4d5af9b047a3(a)y12g2000prb.googlegroups.com... > > > I thought the usual official factory fix was to tie them to the > > exhaust pipes with stainless steel worm clamps. That's what Ford > > recommended. > > The official factory fix is to replace the shield with a new OEM one. That wouldn't be the first time Toyota's factory standards were higher than Ford's. I use u-nuts/u-clips/j-nuts over the broken spot welds in the shields because I can't weld, and I don't feel like drilling screw holes under the car. The barbed ones seem to hold forever: http://www.sdproducts.co.uk/products.html
From: Ray O on 30 Jul 2010 23:05 "Hachiroku ????" <Trueno(a)e86.GTS> wrote in message news:EZE4o.41940$lS1.17833(a)newsfe12.iad... > On Fri, 30 Jul 2010 01:04:11 -0500, Ray O wrote: > >> >> "Hachiroku ????" <Trueno(a)e86.GTS> wrote in message >> news:Gil4o.43883$dx7.25604(a)newsfe21.iad... >>> 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... > > I find a kinetic adjustment tool comes in quite handy! > I used it more for out-of warranty vehicles -- Ray O (correct punctuation to reply)
From: Ray O on 30 Jul 2010 23:08
"larry moe 'n curly" <larrymoencurly(a)my-deja.com> wrote in message news:47a5d9c8-f244-41d7-8432-102bcc33aaf9(a)z30g2000prg.googlegroups.com... > > Ray O wrote: >> >> "larry moe 'n curly" <larrymoencurly(a)my-deja.com> wrote in message >> news:1dcce2a5-17da-4b8a-a0cd-4d5af9b047a3(a)y12g2000prb.googlegroups.com... >> >> > I thought the usual official factory fix was to tie them to the >> > exhaust pipes with stainless steel worm clamps. That's what Ford >> > recommended. >> >> The official factory fix is to replace the shield with a new OEM one. > > That wouldn't be the first time Toyota's factory standards were higher > than Ford's. > > I use u-nuts/u-clips/j-nuts over the broken spot welds in the shields > because I can't weld, and I don't feel like drilling screw holes under > the car. The barbed ones seem to hold forever: > > http://www.sdproducts.co.uk/products.html > > Those clips probably result in a better repair than stainless bailing wire, but I never seem to have them handy when I need them. -- Ray O (correct punctuation to reply) |