rattling exhaust ball joint

[mikeeskriett]

Hi All,

I'm tidying up the convertible ready to be seen in public and I've got a terrific rattle from the ball joint in the front of the exhaust. Now I know this was put in to take up the movement in the engine as there is less movement in the mounts on a Midas compared to the donor Metro. The ball joint either wears or the back of the ball shrinks down and becomes loose. I'm thinking about replacing it with a braided flexi joint instead.

What are your experiences what do you folks use or is your exhaust solid?

Cheers,

Mike

[Stuart]

The flexible one sounds best to me



a shame they didn't spring load the original



Perhaps the jetex stuff is all too big, with 1.75" dia the smallest

http://www.jetex.co.uk/website/custom_p ... =1.75+inch

[Rich]

I've still go the ball joint on mine, the only problem I have with it is that it seizes up and needs freeing off every time I take the exhaust off.

[ACourtney]

On the advice of my supplier, I stopped using the ball joint about five years ago and replaced it with a flexible coupling similar to Stuart's first photo.
The ball joints wear, as Mike describes, and are also more vulnerable to damage than the flexible coupling.

Alistair

[Hans Efde]

Hi Mike,
I just removed my turbo and exhaust and noted that my ball joint won't rattle because the previous owner had welded hooks on the exhaust and fitted 2 springs over it. I thought this was standard but apparently not.