After 11 Chicago winters and 165k miles on the odometer, my exhaust has finally rotted out. I get a rattle when accelerating from a stop. I believe the outlet pipe from the muffler is partially sheared. Some
Highheat JB Weld is currently temporarily holding things in place.
While a SS exhaust is tempting, I've decided to go with Walker components off Rockauto; price and mostly positive experiences on T4R informed this decision.
Once again
@
46runner
's DIY
here was a great reference.
I'll be dousing the exhaust spring bolts with liquid wrench for the next few days.
I'll be replacing everything past the muffler:
- Gasket: 31639
- Spring Bolts: 36454
- Muffler: 56177
- Muffler Hanger (x4): 35725
- Gasket: 31384
- Tail Pipe: 54611
- Tail Pipe Hanger: 35017
All in cost ~$210 +tax/shipping.
FSM Component Overview and Torque Specs
Walker Component Overview