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Date:         Thu, 23 Jun 2011 07:57:51 -0700
Reply-To:     Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA>
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From:         Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA>
Subject:      Re: again with "exhaust rattle"
Comments: To: Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM>
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the mount was removed, cleaned, and re-installed.


the other two bolts were not super tight, but not loose either.


the rattle is gone now, so something I did worked.


Torqued to 33 fl/lbs as per Bentley.


no idea if I can blame VW for bad installation or a PO.


alistair








On 23-Jun-11, at 2:54 AM, Dennis Haynes wrote:


> What about the other two bolts? If only the center one was loose
> then the
> mount was still somewhat secure. These bolts need to be the proper
> type
> along with hardened washers. P.C. 10.9 and properly torqued. Loose
> hardware
> is almost always the result of miss application or wrong installation.
>
> Dennis
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