Pagoda SL Group

W113 Pagoda SL Group => Drive train, fuel, suspension, steering & brakes => Topic started by: cbenz1 on July 26, 2012, 12:16:02

Title: Repairing muffler/exhaust
Post by: cbenz1 on July 26, 2012, 12:16:02

My muffler on my newly purchased 280SL is too close to the panel and is damaging the paint.  I guess I am driving the car more than the previous owner. I am afraid to drive it and cause further damage...It looks exactly  like the last pic in this link
http://www.sl113.org/forums/index.php?topic=14248.0

My question is what is next step - do I need to order a new muffler or can the one in place be fixed? Is this something a muffler shop could fix or do I need an expert? 

Title: Re: Repairing muffler/exhaust
Post by: mdsalemi on July 26, 2012, 13:16:47

If the muffler's performance integrity is fine, suggest changing all the rubber donuts.  That you can do yourself.  If that doesn't move the beast away from the panel, perhaps a visit to a muffler shop is in order to see if they can bend some pipe or something, to move it further away.  The donuts are cheap.

A new muffler, aftermarket, might cause the same problem (see the post you pointed to by Alfred); a SS system of better construct is over $700 last I checked; an OEM is an all welded system and complex to install without some experience.