On 8/31/2016 9:51 PM, Simon T wrote:
I know this isn't really a car newsgroup, but was hoping someone here
might be able to help.

Got an older Ford Focus (2000 model or thereabouts) Whilst underneath
the car today, I found that there's a bar, support bracket (call it what
you will) welded onto the central section of the exhaust (think its the
catalytic converter) which helps support the exhaust system.

Trouble is, one side of the bar has rusted off and is hanging loose. The
other side is hanging on by a very rusty thread (Ive uploaded a pic to
some webspace, see link below...)

http://tinyurl.com/gr2qzpp

I don't suppose there's a repair clamp available that could replace
this, or is it a case of paying the local garage to knock something up
and weld it on?

Having done a cursory google search, I've failed to turn up anything
particularly helpful on how to repair this.

Thanks in advance


It's a failed weld, the hanger bar is still there. I'd have thought that
a *good* garage or exhaust centre would be able to weld it back
satisfactorily. They might actually replace the two sides with a single
piece of bar.

It's not a simple one to fudge yourself, but if you can bend some steel
strip you could put a standard U-bolt type exhaust clamp around the
pipe, attach the bent strip to the clamp, and poke the end back into the
rubber hanger. But you need to bend and twist the strip to the right
shape, ideally using standard blacksmith techniques.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/U-BOLT-HEA... SQS-EJ4noi7qg