[Healeys] Exhaust hanger in compression

[Steve B. Gerow]

The problem with the Monza design is it has a single bend-kickup behind the rear axle rather than two as the stock and some others have, reducing clearance and causing scraping, going into driveways. That's why I have it 1/4" from the frame. Can't use more clearance anyway.


-- 
Steve


>  -------Original Message-------
>  From: Oudesluys <coudesluijs at chello.nl>
>  Subject: Re: [Healeys] Exhaust hanger in compression
>  Sent: Nov 23 '09 01:35
>  
>  This is a far better construction than the rubber in tension. However if
>  you move the bracketery to the rear edge of the floor pan, you can make
>  the brackets simpler and with much more space to work on, L bracket to
>  the vertical part, U bracket to the exhaust pipe with the rubber in
>  between. You would also have more space for the exhaust pipe to move about.
>  Kees Oudesluijs
>  NL
>  >
>  > On Sun, Nov 22, 2009 at 12:19 PM, Steve B. Gerow <steveg at abrazosdata.com>wrote:
>  >
>  >  
>  >> Following up on some ideas expressed here, I redid my broken exhaust
>  >> hangers today. The rear one I changed to act in compression rather than
>  >> tension, in order to provide additional safety in the event of rubber
>  >> failure.
>  >>
>  >> Pic at: http://www.pbase.com/stevegerow/image/119598505
>  >>
>  >>
>  >> --
>  >> Steve Gerow
>  >> Pasadena, CA
>  >>