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MUFFLER CHIRP / TWEET FIXED FOR UNDER $5 IN 1/2 HOUR
Written by yankeesmuggler on 6/26/2011 at 01:03 pm

Ah yes, the Spanish Inquisition technique. Glad to hear it worked for
you. I've embraced the "phweem", but will keep this in mind.

Tim Davies
Seneca Falls, NY
Yankee Smuggler II 1998

Sent from my iPod Touch

On Jun 26, 2011, at 12:25 AM, "jpadaneye" <jpadaneye@...> wrote:

> Thats right!......I bought 3 stainless steel carriage bolts from
> Home Depot (1/4 inch diameter and 4" long) with nylon lock nuts and
> washers. I removed the chrome shield and then drilled 3 holes right
> through the damn thing. I put the bolts through and tightened the
> nuts. Chirp noise is gone, completely gone!
>
> I drilled through the center line of the pipe. Right through
> everthing. I did the first one in the center of the pipe's lenght
> and it did not fix it. So I put 2 more on each end (about and 1 1/4"
> from the welds) lenthwise. That worked. So you could try the end
> ones first or one at a time or just do three, like me. I dont think
> the angle mattered, but I drilled at about 30 degrees ish from
> outside to inside with the outside being higher. I only chose that
> angle because it was easy to drill and the nuts wound not line up
> with anything and could easily be tightened.
>
> Super easy, no picture needed but if you want to see, text me and I
> can send you one from my phone. 508-735-5567
>
> AND....yes it sounds great, like a motorcycle, not a 72 VW beetle.
> You can actualy accelerate in public with out feeling like you are
> on a Jetson spacecraft! Good luck! Jim Padeni
>
>