How To Fix A Broken Exhaust Hanger (Andy’s Garage: Episode - 296)

[@millsfinancialgroup]

Super helpful, money saving video. This is why YT was invented. Thank you sir.

[@ArthurMurphy1]

I agree with the previous commenter. I'm impressed with how everything was clearly lit and how you performed logical, easy-to-follow steps. Cudos.

[@ChrisBeddall-m8b]

Many thanks for this video. Had exactly this problem and exhaust clamp and 20 minutes later job done. You never know when a quick fix can save time, money and give piece of mind. Great job.

[@tessamarie8698]

So this is exactly what is wrong with my car and i'm so glad i found this video. Mechanic just quoted me $800 to fix this issue. Im biting my tongue to say the least. Thank god for youtube in these trying times.

[@PhillipsVision]

Awesome, glad it helped. Unfortunately, some mechanics are rip offs

[@KStewart-th4sk]

Surely your issue is more than just a broken hanger if you were quoted $800. What's on your quote as far as what needs to be replaced? I know there are rip-off artists but......

[@brandongervais4694]

​K Stewart keep in mind places like midas want to charge 700$ to change break pads and rotors. Greed sometimes knows no bounds

[@SmilingPitbullYo]

That's a whole new exhaust system in the UK for that money

[@victoza9232]

@@brandongervais4694 *brake, not break

[@jaywholoveseveryone1721]

My isolators are ripped through, but the mounts are surely next to go. Thanks for this video.

[@davidramey7186]

I’ve not yet seen the universal exhaust hanger! Thanks so much So simple

[@SynsterFear]

thx gawd for this video. I just know that if i took it to a mechanic they were going to try and up sale me and say I need an entire new exhaust system.

[@Ez-lk2hl]

Thank you my man! I been tryna fix my cobalt Exaihst problem for a while now since I have a heavier aftermarket Muffler/tip I’ve welded it about 4 times now!! This looks solid gonna try it and update.

[@Ez-lk2hl]

Update: this mf works like a charm

[@marcolarec3371]

Thank's for sharing, this exactly what happened to my wife's car and I'm sure save me money doing it myself.

[@misskitty8510]

Thanks! Alot easier than I expected! No welding!

[@axedinteltyelent2763]

that moment you finally decides to put on your aftermarket factory exhaust and the hangers don't match up. solved my headache thanks

[@burty1980]

Thank you 👍🏻

[@twilightzone7892]

Thank you video is very helpful From. John / Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania

[@jh1544]

You saved me loads of money - thanks!

[@Elwooddudes]

Thanks for the video! My van has been shaking…. Looked under the vehicle, and the back box is hanging down like this. Going to try find the parts you’ve used and try fix it this weekend. Thanks from the UK

[@mikedee4399]

Thanks for the video it's the best one I have seen. I tried using coat hanger but there wasn't any where to wrap it around that kept it tight enough.

[@JuneDawson-v6v]

WOW!! That was a great video. Thank you very much!!

[@Jahnitte]

Good solution, great idea

[@Alan-zi2rs]

thank you great job 👍

[@PhillipsVision]

@@Alan-zi2rs thanks

[@hadiitiniguez2393]

Nice fix.

[@hadiitiniguez2393]

Cost me $10.51 to fix

[@ferdinando7719]

Wow optimal fix 💪

[@americanpatriot5836]

Great video

[@PhillipsVision]

👍

[@GMETony]

Thanks buddy, good man

[@Jared_Albert]

Thank you

[@IOwnedGod]

Super helpful video! Thank you for sharing!

[@yup-2067]

Much needed good sir

[@dannycullum1879]

How did he remove the rusty old hanger piece? Mine is still in a bit of an S shape and it’s tough to maneuver out of the rubber

[@PhillipsVision]

Use a little oil to lubricate it, it should slide out with a little work

[@Nolimitnolly]

What is the best way to get the rusted piece removed from insulator

[@ciararespect4296]

Great video. My hanger was rusted through. Broke off at the weld on the edge of back box. I luckily heard it going over a speed bump. I wasn't going fast but the car old and its a mazda 6 notorious rust buckets but keep going. It has a sports exhaust so twin pipes. Very expensive fix I put bungie cord temporary fix and tomorrow doing similar to this Was that a new exhaust insulator you fitted. The rubber piece?

[@superchampable]

What year is you Mazda6? Mine in a 2011 and your right, its a rust bucket. trying to decide if I want to keep it. 140k

[@ciararespect4296]

@superchampable it's 2007 so older. Still keeps passing the mot though? I would like to get rid but unfortunately can't put a great deal towards a newer car and even then it might have more problems than the one I have? I rarely need to spend anything on it Since my last post i got a stainless steel cobra cat back used one on ebay. £100 and fifty pounds to deliver. Then forty to put on. Seems ok but I don't like the Subaru sounding noise 100,000 on the clock

[@superchampable]

​ @ciararespect4296 Exhaust, valve cover gasket, front and rear bushings, tie rod ends all went on my car. Was good for 10 years then every year something needs replaced. These are parts that do go bad and need replaced on a long life car but Toyota or honda would have lasted much longer. My front sub frame rotted out and was recalled but its my rear subfram that is really rusty and not a recall parts. Has me worried. Does you car see road salt snow? How many miles on it?

[@ciararespect4296]

@superchampable I'm in the south of England. Very rarely we have salt /grit spreaders out but I don't often go out in really bad weather. I am coastal though so maybe more salt in the air? I bought the car at 50k extremely cheap. £500. An extremely short MOT Spent a hundred pounds on a rear quarter that had rotted out and it failed MOT on that and then it passed The first month the front calipers were binding so replaced them. Only £24 each new on ebay and forty to fit I've had it five years now averaging 10,000 miles yearly so it's at 100k. Not bad for £500!. It won't last much longer though? Agree toyota and honda are better cars but uf buying used u suppose it's the previous owners maintenance and usage that counts more sometimes

[@hfled]

Very helpful, thank you!

[@dabzpaintball4478]

Thank u🎉

[@anaestereo810]

Thanks a lot. Everything in Mazda is falling apart due to rust, exhaust included.

[@dmac5678]

How do you replace the actual rubber insulator piece like you mentioned in the beginning?

[@PhillipsVision]

Just slide the old off the metal hanger and slide the new insulator on.

[@dmac5678]

@@PhillipsVision great so it’s just called “rubber exhaust insulator” at somewhere like advance auto?

[@PhillipsVision]

@@dmac5678 yes

[@noonecraes7054]

How do you take the muffler off a clamp like this?? It’s so difficult

[@PhillipsVision]

The hanger is usually welded on, but you can slide it off the insulator

[@rafaelvillalobos9145]

Why do cars use those insulators in the first place? Why not just bolt the exhaust?

[@lorenzod7829]

To isolate the main chassis from vibration otherwise it would feel like your car is shaking. Every part that vibrates in your car has to transfer through rubber bushings or insulators like that including the engine.

[@RebelTvShka]

​@@lorenzod7829 If you're exhaust is bent enough to wear out an insulator in a matter of months, what would be the fix for this? I was going to buy another and then use a chain or something to help lighten the load on the insulator.

[@Tom-ls1vi]

I have one problem, my insulator is turn the opposite way of the bracket if you catch my drift? It’s 90° off.

[@PhillipsVision]

Have you tried a custom bracket kit, where you can build it as needed?

[@Tom-ls1vi]

@@PhillipsVision I thought I would take the chance and put it in my vise and bend at 90° and it actually worked.

[@fromjahwluv]

what if the metal connecting the insulator to the car broke off?

[@PhillipsVision]

@@fromjahwluv you may need to through-bolt it to the frame or weld it

[@fromjahwluv]

@@PhillipsVision thank you! i ended up temporarily taking some metal strap and looping it around a solid part of the car’s chassis and tying it down. worked like a charm

[@henrymoffitt5798]

What can you do if the hanger rusted off the other end? The whole hanger piece is connected to my exhaust and rusted off the connection on the car. Thank you

[@PhillipsVision]

Connect to the chassis and go around the exhaust pipe

[@The_Homie_Jesse]

What if the hangar isn’t sideways like yours? Mine goes forward 😅

[@therealkaspar]

Great video!

[@kane842]

Thanks man 👍😊 subscribed

[@PhillipsVision]

Thanks, I appreciate the support

[@KoenigsTiger957]

Very cool!!!

[@ChrisRedding1]

Hey man, I don’t know if you’ll see this but this is almost exactly what I needed. Unfortunately for me that little rubber piece came out. Do you know of the best way to glue/install a new rubber piece?? Thanks in advance.

[@PhillipsVision]

You can purchase the insulator at any auto parts store. Trying to glue it won’t hold.

[@Azureecosse]

Great I did not know you can buy that hanger, where I live I don't think I need thread locker I will rely on mother natures thread locker ( rust).

[@edogedogedo]

Just use thread locker lmao

[@DexterXxX]

Great idea💡

[@dolo_kaayy]

i have a bmw,, there’s nothing above the exhaust pipe to clamp it onto, that bushing part is wayyy on the opposite side of where my exhaust pipe is… help idk how to keep it up , i’m currently using duct tape

[@PhillipsVision]

What model and year BMW is it?

[@dolo_kaayy]

@@PhillipsVision 2010 323i , i have a muffler delete so it’s just bare pipe where the muffler once was but it’s stayed up for months. idky it started falling now

[@PhillipsVision]

@@dolo_kaayy I checked the underneath layout. It looks like you don’t have much to mount to. See if you can attach it to the frame

[@justasmalltowngirl9430]

Ok so what if it’s the other piece, the one that connects to the car?

[@xphoriaxxxxx]

Im having that issue too

[@KStewart-th4sk]

Putting thread locker on the end of the nut is not going to do a thing. It cures only between the threads of the nut and the rod---absence of oxygen. Usually takes about 24 hours to fully cure. Otherwise, good job and will save someone a lot of money.

[@BethanyCrewsonberry]

Mine is all messed up. No mounts on it. Can't figure out a spot to even put a mount. The muffler is gone which is whatever...

[@Align700nitro]

Thank you, saved me from buying a welder

[@joemoore4813]

you'll still probably need one

[@Ricky-re6he]

@@joemoore4813 I agree. A welder is something every car guy should have and learn to use

[@ggbooliano]

What can I do if it broke from the top metal part

[@PhillipsVision]

Depending how high up it broke, you may have to weld a new one. If there’s a little bit of metal left, you may be able to drill through and bolt on a new stem.

[@HPX584]

What if the hanger is on the actual muffler drum this method wouldn’t work

[@davidharrison6567]

What if both of the hangers are broken from the frame and the exhaust

[@PhillipsVision]

You will need to replace both with the hanger kits

[@davidharrison6567]

@@PhillipsVision ok ty

[@nickibabila7932]

My issue is the hangers broke off the body, ugh

[@margroefs801]

A mechanic broke off the metal hook it had the rubber thing over on my exhaust system cuz my car was making a bad sound underneath and he said it was that hitting the muffler It wasn't even what it was I need a new shocks and then he broke that piece off and said it doesn't do anything anyways you don't need it???

[@davidjackson7351]

Bailing wire lol

[@KentuckyFriedSushi]

I have no muffler at all. Just my exhaust, i have 3 hangers/rubber mounts, the 1 hanger in the very back is for my non exsistent muffler so ignore that. Lol. I do however have one that broke off, so do i just need a new rubber mount and hanger?

[@PhillipsVision]

Yes, just replace the hanger and insulator (rubber piece)

[@KentuckyFriedSushi]

@@PhillipsVision awesome, the only mounts i can fit for my exhaust are the middle and front, underneath...the very back doesnt have anything to support 😅 hence no muffler...cheers man!