ok. so I just recently put in anew CV axle on the front right side ofmy 82 brat. the instructions said something aboutthe cv axle sperating from heat if there is no heat sheild installed on my exhaust. whats a heat sheild look like? where can i find one if there isnt one slapped on my exhaust already? can i sort of rig one out of some kind of insulating material? any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. also, when i go to replace the left front axle, is there anything i need to know or special tricks to make it go super easy? ive read ed rachs axle article, thatshow i got the right one replaced. thanks ed! very informative.

If it's cold where you live right now, you don't have to worry about it for a while.

 

Look at your exhaust. Does it look like a regular old exhaust pipe?

 

If it looks like something else, you have heat shields.

 

Doug

From the exhaust headers the exhaust pipes intersect at a wye connection converting to a single pipe out through the muffler,

 

Starting at the wye connection and traveling back a few feet along the exhaust pipe, (under the passenger area) the exhaust is encased in a "heat shield" which is a two piece (pie pan) metal shell that bolts together encasing the exhuast piping, creating a heat shield.

Edited December 7, 200817 yr by Indrid cold