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Odd dangler- under car

Discussion in 'Gen 3 Prius Main Forum' started by eeek, May 28, 2016.

  1. eeek

    eeek Junior Member

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    I was out tonight and walked up to my car in a open lot. This gave me the ability to see underneath the car. I saw something hanging underneath it. I crawled under and got this shot. There's no fluids, no issues with the car, and it drives great. This thing, to me, looks like some sort of support. I can kind of make it out on the hi rez undercarriage shots- looks like there are two on both sides. I plan on taking it in Tuesday, but, in the meantime, should I 1) not drive it or 2) can I bend it back in place?
     

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  2. bisco

    bisco cookie crumbler

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    wow, you must have run over a porcupine. keep driving!:p
     
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  3. JimboPalmer

    JimboPalmer Tsar of all the Rushers

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    While learning to drive, my son, at 110km/hr ran over a dead KANGAROO which had been partly flattened already, but the BANG was awful. He said he thought the VOLVO 940 was higher off the ground - nope.

    We stopped and looked, no damage obvious.

    When I got home, I looked closer, and there was kangaroo fur all along the floorpan stuck to the undersealing. Still there when I sold the car.
     
    #4 alanclarkeau, May 28, 2016
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    you might need an extension to straighten the hanger out/

    BION
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    Looks more like where the exhaust heat recirculation piping runs through...

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    You should get a muffler place to fix that. It puts extra strain on the piping letting it dangle.
     
    #7 David Beale, May 29, 2016
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    Yeah, the rubber bit is supposed to be connecting to a second pin, on the underside car body. As-is, it's putting extra stress on the adjacent hangers, and the exhaust's maybe lower than it should be. There's coolant hoses connecting in around there too.

    Definitely should get up on a hoist and looked at asap. There might be more.
     
    #8 Mendel Leisk, May 29, 2016
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