Fixed the JK rattle!!!!

beachjeeplove · Mar 27, 2011

Here is a straight forward thread on how to FIX the jk rattle

As you can see here, this broken weld which holds the heatshield on the crossover

better look at the break

and the way i fixed it, was i just stuck a washer between there and its not going to rattle house because where the weld broke there is a notch of weld sticking out which will hold the washer in place along with the pressure from the heat shild

Now this is for the people that cant weld, but if you can i would recomend it

Wubicon · Mar 27, 2011

Or put a hose clamp on it.

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jeep_grrl · Apr 7, 2013

Wubicon said:
Or put a hose clamp on it.

Just put the hose clamp on mine...actually 2 for good measure - 1 on either side.

Now for the freaking leaking brake fluid from the (hopefully) clutch slave cylinder.

nootherride · Mar 27, 2011

iv had this for 20k..no more effing around imfixing it this week..thanks for write up!

ZOSO-Green · Mar 27, 2011

I've got it too, good find! :beer:

I have an exhaust clamp I can slap on there.

Goodysgotacuda · Mar 28, 2011

Just bend the shield out with a screwdriver

Chuck Bullitt · Mar 28, 2011

Or bend it in with a big rock. (mine was "fixed" in Clayton).

Uncle Sams Misguided Child · Mar 28, 2011

hose clamp fixed mine.

nootherride · Mar 29, 2011

SO HAPPY ITS FIXED! i was dealing with this for way to long :laughing:

one quick weld at the ehaust shop...back to peace and quiet..well except the magnaflow and intake but i welcome those

scbroder · Apr 5, 2011

Is the rattle present in both manual and autos? I have a rattle in 6th gear (sometimes 5th) when on the accelerator. If I let off of the accelerator it disappears. I checked the exhaust once without success, but I will check here again.
Thanks

GlennH · Dec 7, 2013

I have an auto and when Im at 40-60km/hr in 4th (auto) on accelerator , I get this sound too. I let off gas and it goes away. Is this the heat shield or something else??

cardenasrc51 · Apr 5, 2011

Bad ass!!! I also have this rattle, but like most people I spend my money on "mods" and not maintenance. I'll fix mine this weekend!!

b1pig · Apr 5, 2011

lmao....

i just took the flowmaster off and put the stock muffler back on. first time i've heard the rattle.

Squirrel Killer · Apr 5, 2011

MFSOB!! Great write up!! :beer:

Dancin Dan · Apr 5, 2011

It's a Jeep. I thought they were supposed to rattle and squeak...

I have the rattle as well. Doesn't really bother me a bit.

nootherride · Apr 6, 2011

True but it's nice to know what it is..my d rings exhaust and intake a familiar noices..I hated this one because every time I drove threw a parking lot it was supper load and people around me probably thought my rig was falling apart...very happy about this write up..sure I'm under my rig all the time but until this I always missed it

cardenasrc51 · Apr 10, 2011

Ha!!! F_ck you rattle!!! Fixed with washers in less than 5 minutes. 1 noise out of 1,000 down!

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SONNYDL · Apr 19, 2011

My rattle was the passenger side manifold heat shield.

04sssti · Apr 27, 2011

Great write up, I developed the "rattle" about 2 weeks out of nowhere, and just like a patient that has a cold but thinks he may have cancer, I was wondering if it was my driveshafts, but after reading this write up, I went for a look under the Jeep and as sure as there's shit in a cat, there is was, the exact same weld!! So weld ... enjoy your noise :thefinger:

for when I get home from work I will clamp your ass shut!!

Thanks a million :beer:

jrider · Aug 30, 2011

I had a pretty good idea what it was, just no clue where it was. Figured I would look here to see if there was a usual suspect and whatdayaknow! All 3 welds were broken on mine, couple hose clamps and it's quiet as can be. Thanks guys.

JKUnlimitedSport_2010 · Aug 31, 2011

I am going home and doing this tonight!!!! OMGoodness with the rattle on 37" MTRS....

JKUnlimitedSport_2010 · Aug 31, 2011

ugh but im in my work clothes and that just wont work in this parking lot haha

tulsarob · Aug 31, 2011

Here's how I fixed my rattle, but I wouldn't recommend it. A little hard to tell in the pic, but the pipe is almost smashed flat lol.

JKUnlimitedSport_2010 · Aug 31, 2011

is this in the back of the jeep???? im under the jeep now lol!!!

JKUnlimitedSport_2010 · Aug 31, 2011

Ok so I went under my 2010 JKU all excited that I was FINALLY going to get rid of the rattle at about 5-7mph.... And this is what I saw....

... Straps where I was going to out the washer.... Help me find the rattle!!!!

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I am here: http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=27.939693,-80.655392
Sent via your mom :beer:

ShafferNY · Mar 18, 2013

Thanks for posting this. My Jeep started rattling this morning. I figured it was heat sheild because I've had them come loose in the past on other vehicles, however, when I climbed under my Jeep today all the heat sheilds were tight. The only clue where the rattle was coming from was a small thin metal band hanging around the exhaust. I had no clue what it was until I saw your pic. THANK YOU!

tulsarob · Sep 2, 2011

Looks like the factory already put on straps?
I'd bang around with a rubber mallet and see what makes noise.

JKUnlimitedSport_2010 · Sep 2, 2011

ill have to do that... maybe someone needs to do another write up for the 2010 and up ones! haha :beer:

venom · Sep 2, 2011

I used some stainless steel zip ties on mine

neoxxis · Sep 7, 2011

Nice, I just fixed my rattle last week after searching where it come from for weeks!!
I jammed a piece of foil in there...

ShafferNY · Mar 18, 2013

BTW, this should be a sticky in the "stock" forum.

silversurfer08 · Dec 3, 2013

sure enough!!!! 2 welds broke,i simply pryed the shield up and away.FIXED!!!

Fixed the JK rattle!!!!

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