Rattling, crooked and hanging tailpipes welded and realigned so they sit where they should and stop knocking on the body.
4.9 50 reviews from Cleveland customers
Rated with the BBBArc Wheels Welding LLC, since 2023
Black ownedIndependent shop on Cleveland's southeast side
A crooked tailpipe looks like a cosmetic problem and it usually is not. A pipe that has moved has moved for a reason, and the reason is almost always a hanger that has failed further up or a joint that has come loose. The tip is just where you notice it.
It also matters mechanically. A pipe under tension because it has been forced back into position cracks at the weld, and a pipe knocking against the body transmits noise into the cabin and eventually wears a hole in something.
A failed hanger somewhere ahead of the tip, letting the whole rear section drop and rotate.
A joint that has worked loose, allowing the section to rotate around the pipe.
Impact, usually from a speed bump, a snowbank or a curb while reversing.
Corrosion at the point where the pipe passes through or near a hanger, so it is no longer supported where it was designed to be.
A previous repair where a section was welded in at slightly the wrong angle and everything downstream has been out ever since.
The temptation is to bend the tip back and call it done. That leaves the pipe under tension, and steel under tension next to a weld cracks at the weld.
So the fix starts by finding what actually moved. Hangers get checked along the whole run, because the failure is rarely at the tip.
Then the section gets released, positioned where it should sit, and either the hanger gets repaired or the pipe gets cut and rewelded at the correct angle so it sits there without being held.
Clearance gets checked to the body and the bumper with the system hot, because everything grows and a pipe that clears cold can knock hot.
Bending a pipe back into position and leaving it under tension. It looks fixed for a few months and then cracks at the weld, and we would rather do the actual job.
Usually a symptom rather than the problem. Something ahead of it has let go, most often a hanger. Straightening the tip without fixing the cause means it moves again.
The system is touching the body somewhere, which means a hanger has failed or a joint has moved. It is worth fixing early because the contact point wears through eventually.
Almost always. Hangers get rebuilt and sections get cut and rewelded at the right angle. Replacing a whole rear section for an alignment problem is a parts sale.
Most quotes come back the same day the shop is open. Free, no obligation, and if it cannot be repaired you will hear that straight.
