Best video on heat shield fix. I have watched over 10 and this was quickest, easiest fix that made sense to me, a non mechanical person. Thank you. I'm going to my garage and fix it right now!
Just crazy I used exactly this method to secure the front nearside mud trim, and never even considered doing this for the split corners of my heat shield. Many thanks 👍
Made similar repairs to two heat shields on my 14 year old Corolla. All exhaust components are original on this car but two heat shields rusted out. Highly recommend spraying the nuts on the studs that stick out and letting sit overnight. Then carefully turn each nut back and forth slowly until they free up (only 10mm size on mine). Then I clean the threads and add a metal strapping that has at least one small hole. I use one stainless steel nut and an original nut with built in washer attached to it on each stud (one acts like a lock nut) and carefully tighten up and add never seize as well. Make sure the nuts are larger than the hole in the pre cut metal strapping. You don't want to bust off the stud so work it back and forth slowly after spraying down and sitting overnight.
And my dealership wanted to charge me $529.00 to replace the heat shield. It is the same issue as yours here! Will see about getting washers put in. I just dont know if I am mechanically inclined enough.
Should use some anti-seize compound to prevent galvanic corrosion. The salt from the roads in winter will cause the dissimilar metals to corrode. A little anti-seize will help prevent any future corrosion.
Considering that it takes several years for the heat shield to corrode away past the stock sized washers, it'll take a several more years to go as far as the new bigger washers.
@@MechanicalMalarkey Just went with the bigger washers option. Works great. Now to tackle the other heat shields rattling away. Such a bad design. So annoying.
The reason they corrode is dissimilar metals. Aluminum heat shield with steel washer and nut. Use stainless steel fender washers instead of steel. Also if this is a stud with a nut, and if you have enough good thread past the original nut, consider a few washers with a hole large enough to fit around the existing nut and then install the stainless steel fender washer and nut on to the existing stud. Works very well.
Best video on heat shield fix. I have watched over 10 and this was quickest, easiest fix that made sense to me, a non mechanical person. Thank you. I'm going to my garage and fix it right now!
Just crazy I used exactly this method to secure the front nearside mud trim, and never even considered doing this for the split corners of my heat shield. Many thanks 👍
Thanks a lot for this video. I followed your advice, and now the problem is solved, without me having to spend a fortune on a car mechanic. Beautiful!
Thanks guy. The heat shield for the Ford Escape is over a hundred bucks, so you did just save me money. Thanks again!
Thank you so much for showing this! It worked for me!
Made similar repairs to two heat shields on my 14 year old Corolla. All exhaust components are original on this car but two heat shields rusted out. Highly recommend spraying the nuts on the studs that stick out and letting sit overnight. Then carefully turn each nut back and forth slowly until they free up (only 10mm size on mine). Then I clean the threads and add a metal strapping that has at least one small hole. I use one stainless steel nut and an original nut with built in washer attached to it on each stud (one acts like a lock nut) and carefully tighten up and add never seize as well. Make sure the nuts are larger than the hole in the pre cut metal strapping. You don't want to bust off the stud so work it back and forth slowly after spraying down and sitting overnight.
And my dealership wanted to charge me $529.00 to replace the heat shield. It is the same issue as yours here! Will see about getting washers put in. I just dont know if I am mechanically inclined enough.
You are the man, God bless you!
What size washers
I used the bottom of a soda/beer can that I cut out and hammered flat. Seemed to work well.
Really smart idea bro
Should use some anti-seize compound to prevent galvanic corrosion. The salt from the roads in winter will cause the dissimilar metals to corrode. A little anti-seize will help prevent any future corrosion.
Would the washers end up just making a bigger hole later?
Spray ‘‘em with undercoat and should be fine
Considering that it takes several years for the heat shield to corrode away past the stock sized washers, it'll take a several more years to go as far as the new bigger washers.
@@MechanicalMalarkey Just went with the bigger washers option. Works great. Now to tackle the other heat shields rattling away. Such a bad design. So annoying.
The reason they corrode is dissimilar metals. Aluminum heat shield with steel washer and nut. Use stainless steel fender washers instead of steel. Also if this is a stud with a nut, and if you have enough good thread past the original nut, consider a few washers with a hole large enough to fit around the existing nut and then install the stainless steel fender washer and nut on to the existing stud. Works very well.
The stainless steel washers will not interact negatively with the aluminum.
Great idea
My bolts do not come out. At all. So what now
Keep trying
Drill out and re
spray some WD40
@@marks3252 Thanks man havent tried that one...
@@glenewanyna cant do that, its a nut screwed on a part of the chassi. Other side of that chassi is my spare wheel trunk space
Great thank you!
Excellent cheat for the heat shield. That decommissioned license plate says H I V?? What the....😂
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never even considered doing this, So I feel dumb. But thank you sir