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Old Jan 4, 2009 | 11:54 AM
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Hey guys ,,,, I'm hearing a crazy sound in my exhaust.Like metal jingling in the pipe or muffler.My exhaust is only 3 months old .What could it be??????? anybody know HELP ME PLEASE
 
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Old Jan 4, 2009 | 12:27 PM
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maybe a clamp is coming loose or something and while its running its bouncing around. Take a look under the truck check for anything obvious or loose.
 
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Old Jan 4, 2009 | 12:39 PM
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No its all welded from front to back so it shouldn't be that but i will go a look at it anyway,,,ok
 
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Old Jan 4, 2009 | 12:45 PM
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Probably a baffle loose in the muffler itself. You'd have to replace it
 
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Old Jan 4, 2009 | 01:24 PM
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heat shield, clamp, hanger, baffle.... could be anything
 
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Old Jan 4, 2009 | 01:30 PM
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Yeah I'll take it to the muffler shop 2morrow.I have life time warranty on my exhaust .So if its what u said they'll fix it...........
 
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Old Jan 4, 2009 | 05:46 PM
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It is either a loose heat shield on a cat converter, muffler or resonator, or a cat converter has broken internally. Probably a heat shield.

I think that the 07 has the two cats in the y-pipe, a resonator, muffler then another resonator.
The 08 does not have a resonator between the cats and muffler.
 
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Old Jan 4, 2009 | 08:42 PM
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Do u think my resonators could be bad already its just 07 why would it go bad this fast???????????
 
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Old Jan 4, 2009 | 11:10 PM
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Originally Posted by lxman1
It is either a loose heat shield on a cat converter, muffler or resonator, or a cat converter has broken internally. Probably a heat shield.

I think that the 07 has the two cats in the y-pipe, a resonator, muffler then another resonator.
The 08 does not have a resonator between the cats and muffler.
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That's exactly what came to my mind. Good call LXman!
 
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Old Jan 5, 2009 | 02:48 PM
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...I was gonna say cats or loose baffling in muffler...I had a loose metal sound not to long ago and it turned out to be the muffler...my muffler guy cut it open and you could see the baffling startin to come apart...
 
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