linkages hitting decat

1. jazz-man02 Infrequent Poster Joined: Feb 2010 Tamworth Posts: 181 2000 Citroen saxo VTR

   #1 28th February 2011, 18:56

   anyone got any idea how to solve this problem or encountered it before? gear linkages are hitting the decat and found it hard to go into reverse now gasket is fitted, please help.
2. user_20080 Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Dec 2007 smurfland. Posts: 17346 Ex saxo owner.

   #2 28th February 2011, 18:59

   Your going to have to jack the car up look underneath & see where it touching,then take the exhaust of the hanger/s & see if you can reposition it using possibly different rubbers.
   
   Steve.
3. user_49400 Regular Poster Joined: Dec 2010 Wakefield Area Posts: 372 52 saxo vts :) J9COF

   #3 28th February 2011, 19:11

   i had the same problem cos mine is a straight through 2.5" bore exhaust, and just got the grinder and took some off now no problems
4. jazz-man02 Infrequent Poster Joined: Feb 2010 Tamworth Posts: 181 2000 Citroen saxo VTR

   #4 28th February 2011, 19:18

   what sort of rubbers do you mean matey? Ive got performance ones on at the moment already? would that be ok if i grinded it and at what part? anyone care to explain more as will help me loads
5. user_49400 Regular Poster Joined: Dec 2010 Wakefield Area Posts: 372 52 saxo vts :) J9COF

   #5 28th February 2011, 19:30

   sorry mate lol, i just took abit of the flange that fastens the centre pipe (where the cat should be) and the down pipe cos the linkages and directly about there and when you put it in reverse it wont bang or catch anymore hopefully, just keep tryin till it stops but dont take too much of that it starts to blow
6. jazz-man02 Infrequent Poster Joined: Feb 2010 Tamworth Posts: 181 2000 Citroen saxo VTR

   #6 28th February 2011, 19:31

   ok mate thank you, just gotta give it a blast haha, does my head in mate
7. user_49400 Regular Poster Joined: Dec 2010 Wakefield Area Posts: 372 52 saxo vts :) J9COF

   #7 28th February 2011, 19:35

   i know pissed me off for ages and exhaust started blowing on downpipe needed a new gasket and while it was down i got giddy with the grinder lol
8. jazz-man02 Infrequent Poster Joined: Feb 2010 Tamworth Posts: 181 2000 Citroen saxo VTR

   #8 28th February 2011, 19:46

   that the gasket at the front isnt it mate? there isnt one for the back is there pal?
9. RustySkull Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Oct 2009 Basildon And Corringham, Essex Posts: 5179 MK1 Focus RS, Discovery TD5, Renault Trafic 2.0

   #9 28th February 2011, 19:49

   Huuhhh, how can your exhaust hit the linkages? They're miles away
10. jazz-man02 Infrequent Poster Joined: Feb 2010 Tamworth Posts: 181 2000 Citroen saxo VTR

    #10 28th February 2011, 19:50

    there not matee, trust me decat hitting them and being a prick like
11. RustySkull Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Oct 2009 Basildon And Corringham, Essex Posts: 5179 MK1 Focus RS, Discovery TD5, Renault Trafic 2.0

    #11 28th February 2011, 20:13

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by jazz-man02 there not matee, trust me decat hitting them and being a prick like

    Core, mine are miles away on both cars lol.
12. jazz-man02 Infrequent Poster Joined: Feb 2010 Tamworth Posts: 181 2000 Citroen saxo VTR

    #12 28th February 2011, 20:23

    could be the decat your using :/ wish mine was as simple as yours is :/
13. user_20080 Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Dec 2007 smurfland. Posts: 17346 Ex saxo owner.

    #13 28th February 2011, 20:23

    Have a look around different motorfactors etc at the different rubbers they don`t have to be saxo specific.Theres various lengths etc,also the metal hangers on both exhaust and the car can if your careful be bent to adjust the fitment.
    
    Steve.
14. jazz-man02 Infrequent Poster Joined: Feb 2010 Tamworth Posts: 181 2000 Citroen saxo VTR

    #14 28th February 2011, 20:25

    ok mate, dont want to potentially make anything worse though mate, thats all
15. user_20080 Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Dec 2007 smurfland. Posts: 17346 Ex saxo owner.

    #15 28th February 2011, 20:31

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by jazz-man02 ok mate, dont want to potentially make anything worse though mate, thats all

    Take your time with it and at the end of the day it looks to big a job then take it to a garage.
    
    
    Steve.
16. jazz-man02 Infrequent Poster Joined: Feb 2010 Tamworth Posts: 181 2000 Citroen saxo VTR

    #16 28th February 2011, 20:33

    ok pal sound mate, do you think there will be any guides anywhere or you not to sure?
17. user_20080 Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Dec 2007 smurfland. Posts: 17346 Ex saxo owner.

    #17 28th February 2011, 20:48

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by jazz-man02 ok pal sound mate, do you think there will be any guides anywhere or you not to sure?

    I haven`t seen any guides mate.
    
    
    Steve.
18. jazz-man02 Infrequent Poster Joined: Feb 2010 Tamworth Posts: 181 2000 Citroen saxo VTR

    #18 28th February 2011, 20:50

    ok mate sound, why cars have to be a pain in the arse
19. RustySkull Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Oct 2009 Basildon And Corringham, Essex Posts: 5179 MK1 Focus RS, Discovery TD5, Renault Trafic 2.0

    #19 28th February 2011, 20:52

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by jazz-man02 could be the decat your using :/ wish mine was as simple as yours is :/

    I have Piper 4-1 with a straight pipe for center section on the MK2 and on the MK1 a Raceland 4-2-1 with a straight pipe, but it has a little bend before the backbox lol.
20. jazz-man02 Infrequent Poster Joined: Feb 2010 Tamworth Posts: 181 2000 Citroen saxo VTR

    #20 28th February 2011, 20:59

    is that a smaller one than the scorpion one? dont know how to solve it properly
21. RustySkull Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Oct 2009 Basildon And Corringham, Essex Posts: 5179 MK1 Focus RS, Discovery TD5, Renault Trafic 2.0

    #21 28th February 2011, 21:01

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by jazz-man02 is that a smaller one than the scorpion one? dont know how to solve it properly

    Undo the flange, so it's free, move the pipe away then bolt it up tight. Job done
    
    You have to remember there is some play in the flange
22. jazz-man02 Infrequent Poster Joined: Feb 2010 Tamworth Posts: 181 2000 Citroen saxo VTR

    #22 28th February 2011, 21:21

    is it really that simple pal? is that the bit that is close to the manifold?
23. Krys_23 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 6543

    #23 28th February 2011, 22:46

    Check that the lower engine mount isn't on upside down as thats what my problem was , its not obvious my linkages caught like fuck until i did this.
24. jazz-man02 Infrequent Poster Joined: Feb 2010 Tamworth Posts: 181 2000 Citroen saxo VTR

    #24 28th February 2011, 22:59

    is this an easy fix mate? how you fix that? and how they end up the wrong way round lol?
25. jazz-man02 Infrequent Poster Joined: Feb 2010 Tamworth Posts: 181 2000 Citroen saxo VTR

    #25 1st March 2011, 10:30

    any help with the last possible causes? anyone like to expand on them, the help i have received at the moment is amazing, thank you all
26. Larcomes Infrequent Poster Joined: Feb 2011 Portsmouth Posts: 242 Mk2 2003 Black Saxo VTR

    #26 1st March 2011, 11:10

    had same problem a little while ago, went back to standared for abit becasue i killed the last decat on a speedbump.. just got a new one (well off a mate) but it seems absolutely miles away from the linkages compaired to the one i had on there before
27. jazz-man02 Infrequent Poster Joined: Feb 2010 Tamworth Posts: 181 2000 Citroen saxo VTR

    #27 1st March 2011, 12:26

    thats weird really got scorpion full system, just want to fix this problem up then i will be happy
28. jazz-man02 Infrequent Poster Joined: Feb 2010 Tamworth Posts: 181 2000 Citroen saxo VTR

    #28 4th March 2011, 12:29

    its got the circle gasket underneath by the mani too as thats the same one that came of with the cat, is that the right one?
29. jazz-man02 Infrequent Poster Joined: Feb 2010 Tamworth Posts: 181 2000 Citroen saxo VTR

    #29 11th March 2011, 00:16

    found the problem out people for future reference, on the normal cat there is a part of the flange cut out so it misses one of the bars under the car, whereas the decat doesn't have this so my mate took it somewhere for us where they can get it machined down