Rear exhaust box brack on a 2001 W210 E Class 320CDI

[a8hex]

The bracket that holds the rear exhaust box on my wife's E-Class estate has rusted through. Does anyone know whether it is possible to weld a replacement bracket back on?

The car is a 2001 (W210) E320CDI wagon.

Cheers
Ken

[r129sl]

I think it is possible.

If it is anything like my r129, it is not necessary. The bracket fell off about three years ago while I was tootling through Preston, Lancs and it has been fine ever since. I keep meaning to buy a new rear exhaust section but at £600 I'm in no hurry.

[a8hex]

r129sl said:

I think it is possible.

If it is anything like my r129, it is not necessary. The bracket fell off about three years ago while I was tootling through Preston, Lancs and it has been fine ever since. I keep meaning to buy a new rear exhaust section but at £600 I'm in no hurry.

Thanks,
I can understand the reluctance to replace the rear box, on the E-Class it is only £430. But... it is noticibaly daggling down on the side with the broken bracket and I don't fancy taking it on hols round the Lake District when it looks like it might part company with the rest of the car at any moment. Plus knowing my luck it would damage the middle section which I think is over £1500.

[74merc]

Does the bracket need to be welded to the exhaust or the car?
Shouldn't be a problem either way. I got the exhaust welded on my 2.5-16 once to fix a crack on the back box.

[Jader1973]

Should be weldable. The main stealer once told me the bracket supporting the Catalyst on my C Class was broken and I needed a new Cat......at which point they were told no I didn't and they could just weld it up for me.

Lasted me another 4 years and was still fine when my dad got rid of the car 2 years after I sold it to him.

[Dilligaf10]

Same thing happened on Mrs D's E320 and just welded bracket back on no problem.

[a8hex]

Took it into Fenn Motors in Reading yesterday, an hour later and £34 lighter we collected it. Much nicer that the £430 we were quoted for a replacement.
There is quite a bit of rust on the box itself, I'll try and treat this with a rust converter.