Not knowing my 240 so well I assumed the exhaust just hung low on these things. Wrong! I went under today to replace a missing hanger (the donut at the resonator) and was amazed how small the hanger was. Well, actually amazed at how much I had to push the exhaust system up into its correct place for the hanger to fit. Sure is nice how it REALLY fits! So sleak underneath now.

Problem is, all that "play" caused the the pipe to seperate from the resonator at the inlet there. Pushing and releasing the resonstor up and down (as potholes certainly did less gently) I watched the pipe go in and out of the resonator...not good. I do not have a welding shop.

So I puddied it! Whatever, if it holds great. If not, $2.00.

Just a warning to not let the thing hang out down there. The hanger that was there was useless, I could put it on as a belt it was so deteriorated.

Damn shame the shop I had do the cat a year ago was so lax. Oh well, live and learn.

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Pete
1993/244/152k (now less stinky)

"Well, actually amazed at how much I had to push the exhaust system up into its correct place for the hanger to fit."

This job has to be the single difficult task in replacing a cat back system without much space to work under the car. I found a jack to be the best aid to hold the front muffler up while you stretch the donuts over the ears. Bet you did too unless your biceps are as big as the muffler.
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Art Benstein near Baltimore

Well, to be honest, only one good hanger is holding it. I'm using the half-deteriorated one on the other hanger (not sure it does much). I can't see how anyone without a lift and some special leverage tool can get both on there. Besides the nice fellow who worked on it last manged to bend that bracket pretty good so the thing is no longer lined up right.

I tried the jack, couldn't get it set quite right by myself. And I was a little nervous I'd over do it. I just heaved it with a bit of contortion and leg power. Whole back end of the car was up on ramps, so that helped.

I have significantly reduced the play in the whole thing though. I think she'll hold until I do the cat back the right way. Got 1 more year before another emmissions test, so we wait. One more winter like this and all the salt should just about finish the rest.

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Pete
1993/244/152k

It's basically impossible to hang a 240 rear exhaust without something to lift the right rear wheel- on a regular frame lift in a shop, you need a transmission jack or something similar to lift up that wheel. The axle hits the exhaust under-the-axle pipe long before it gets to full extension, and that makes for a lot of strain on the muffler hangers. They're pretty tight anyway- they're impossible without the axle pushed up.
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Rob Bareiss, New London CT ::: 86 244DL, 87 244DL, 88 744GLE, 91 244: 808K total

But if you put the jack stands under the axle, it takes care of it, right? when I replaced the clutch on my 85 245, I replaced a bunch of exhaust stuff including the cat and the front muffler and the front pipe. I remember it took some stretching, but the bands and everything went together without any extra jacking or manipulation. I had the entire exhaust out at this time. I did have the axle on stands.

Harold