I went through this a year and a half ago.  By chance,
I happened to see a crack in one bracket before it fell
off entirely.   Frank/Stebro sent the thicker brackets
without any delay or problem, and I pulled the muffler
myself and had it welded locally for $15.  The guy did
a beautiful job and placed the new brackets exactly where
they needed to go.  I was so happy I gave the welder a $5
tip, and I still thought I was getting a deal, considering
what could have happened.

Regardless of the gasket problems I've had with the Stebro
muffler, the bracket repair went luckily and smoothly for
me.

I don't know what would have happened if I hadn't noticed
the cracking bracket and the muffler had fallen off.

tabe johnson/87 westy