Quote Originally Posted by Ringsby4 View Post
I beg to differ about the exhaust being bent,its exactly where its meant to be.No accidents as the force needed to bend the 100mm hanger would be substantial and there would be evidence on the exhaust components.No dents,scratches,nothing.I've owned the car forever ( well it seems like forever lol ) We've gotta work on another theory.
But yes,I intend heating and bending the tangs when I've got the exhaust off.
As to the balance,the damage is symetrical and linear ( think turned on a lathe ) so balance wouldnt be an issue.
I want to find out from someone who's gone through this if that bit of play I have in the rear is indicative of a stuffed CV without pulling it out,buying another from a dismantler and putting it in.I've enquired as to the driveshaft,luckily there are quite a few available over here from manual 1.8 and 2.0 Q's
This may not be super helpful, but I was backing into a spot without paying attention and I backed into a tree, exhaust first. Now the exhaust bangs against the drive shaft. And it makes an awful clangling sound, but only while cornering, not during acceleration. From reading the thread it sounds like we have different issues, but the exhaust is bendable


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