#1: Rattling heat shield. Author: Sprotty, Location: newarkPosted: Thu Jul 12, 2012 1:43 am ---- Got a rattling heat shield on the manifold of my gti 180. Bolts are too corroded to tighten. Has anyone just removed the heat shield without any issues?
#2: Re: Rattling heat shield. Author: Razor34, Location: CroydonPosted: Thu Jul 12, 2012 2:04 am ---- I am pretty sure from what I have read on here before that you can just take these off no problems
#4: Re: Rattling heat shield. Author: Sprotty, Location: newarkPosted: Thu Jul 12, 2012 2:13 am ---- The heat shield is fine, just the bolts are knackered and worn.
#5: Re: Rattling heat shield. Author: Jack123, Location: Earl Shilton UKPosted: Thu Jul 12, 2012 2:16 am ---- Ah, just figured you might end up butchering it getting it off.
But yeah, if you can remove it, you can remove it, it should be fine to remove.
#6: Re: Rattling heat shield. Author: Sprotty, Location: newarkPosted: Thu Jul 12, 2012 2:21 am ---- Heat shield is different anyways!
#7: Re: Rattling heat shield. Author: macca1411, Location: Westhoughton, LancashirePosted: Thu Jul 12, 2012 2:57 am ---- It's been designed to protect something from the heat coming from the manifold. Car companies don't spend time and money doing research, design and manufacturing on something that isn't needed.
Clean up the threads and buy a new nut and bolt. Probably cost less than £1 to sort it out.
#9: Re: Rattling heat shield. Author: Sprotty, Location: newarkPosted: Thu Jul 12, 2012 5:45 am ---- Got it sorted, managed to get the offending bolt out and replace it with a washer fitted aswell and all is good now!
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