-8A with Aerosport IO-360; 900+ hours.
When changing oil, discovered right exhaust hanger tube broken at aft bolt fitting. Anyone know the part number for ordering replacement?
Got to thinking about function and utility of the combination metal tube / rubber hose / hose clamp design. Obviously, there was enough vibration/stress to wear through the aft attach bolt hole, but even for a new, perfectly installed hanger, what does it do besides provide a bit of dampening. Certainly not rigid enough to prevent exhaust pipe vibration.
When changing oil, discovered right exhaust hanger tube broken at aft bolt fitting. Anyone know the part number for ordering replacement?
Got to thinking about function and utility of the combination metal tube / rubber hose / hose clamp design. Obviously, there was enough vibration/stress to wear through the aft attach bolt hole, but even for a new, perfectly installed hanger, what does it do besides provide a bit of dampening. Certainly not rigid enough to prevent exhaust pipe vibration.