Freelander 1 Swinging exhaust

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dog-man

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• Jun 25, 2019

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Drove to work this morning and there was a rumbling sound on occasions.
I checked underneath and found that the rear exhaust box has lost its rubbers and is swinging side to side. I don't have any way to do a temporary holding job so do I risk driving 20 miles back home after work or does this warrant a call out for the breakdown service I am in?
I wish I could find some wire to do a temporary fix but unlikely where I work.

 

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Colthebrummie

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• Jun 25, 2019

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There must be something you can use as a temp fix, a bit of stout string, cable tie, a few rubber bands etc.

Col

 

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dog-man

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• Jun 25, 2019

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I have just found some electrical cable
I will try a temporary fix with that.

 

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Avocet1

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• Jun 25, 2019

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dog-man said:

I have just found some electrical cable
I will try a temporary fix with that.

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You should be fine with that. If possible, strip the plastic insulation off it first! Also maybe a wire coat hanger or bit of fencing wire?

 

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dog-man

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• Jun 25, 2019

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I am limited at what I can source here at work.
I was lucky to find some short lengths of earth cable. I can pop into halfrauds on way home if it lasts that long.

 

GrumpyGel

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• Jun 25, 2019

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You should add a Poll to this thread on how long your "temporary fix" will be installed before you get new rubbers.

My vote is on 8 months.

 

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dog-man

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• Jun 25, 2019

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Already ordered and I will pick them up on way home. I will fit them tomorrow.
Just done the temporary fix. The rubbers were in place but terribly worn and useless.
Had to use a long piece of ethernet cable to do the fix as nothing else I could find was long enough. I did find a metal coat hanger and tried to use that but it was tougher than any hanger I have ever encountered so it would not cooperate when trying to use that, so had to abandon that idea. Only tool I had was a pocket multitool.
Anyway, it should get me home. I will try and find another cable to have in reserve should it fail part way home.