Onan exhaust hangers don’t last
I had to replace the Onan exhaust hangers several years ago when the exhaust dropped off while driving. Now, just 3 years later, 2 of the 3 hangers have broken again. The rubber part of the hanger ap...
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MountainAir05 wrote:
My first one last about 5 years. The replacement came from a auto parts store and its been on there 15 years. It looks like maybe a tire type laminated material. Without some flex you going to get breakage on metal to metal connectors.
Yes! There are better grades of reinforced rubber. I just found a failed tire (blowout) and cut the appropriate sized rubber strip out of the sidewall. You need a sharp knife to do that. Drilled out the rivet and drilled two holes in the rubber strip and replaced it with an appropriate sized bolt and nut Problem solved for free. It's been fine now for 7 years.
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