Exhaust Brake

[ETurner]

Anyone have an exhaust brake on there truck? Is the only one a Jacobs? Does Pac Brake or BD have one for the 2003?Thanks for bearing with all the questions. I just to get all my ducks in a row before I spend 35 to 40 thousand on a pick up truck.

 

[Whitmore]

Talking with the dealer it is my understanding that the exhaust brake is an option and yes it is a Jacobs.



If I were ordering I would look at the option price of the Jacobs and go from there



Cheers,Kevin

 

[kbarlow]

"On or about January 1 will be the availability date. We will let you know more

as we release it. "



This is the E-Mail reply I rec'd Oct. 7 from Jacobs. It's interesting that Mopar has it listed in the cataloge with a price yet it isn't developed.



Ken

 

[Casey Balvert]

Yeah, and they keep knocking back the date. They emailed me and said November. By the time they actually have the product, I will have nicely rusted exhaust bolts. Poop.



Casey

 

[Greg Boardman-RIP]

as of 2 pm today there were 194 on backorder... ... .....

 

[Fireman]

one would be mine

Casey,



Remove your exhauste bolts now, coat them with anti-sieze and you'll have no problem no matter how long you have to wait. Think of it as a practice run for installing your e-brake.



Fireman

 

[Casey Balvert]

Sounds like a great plan. They don't look too difficult to get at either. You guys in the south are pretty smart.



Cheers, Casey

 

[Fireman]

We're not really that smart

Our brains just aren't frozen 6 mo of the yr



Fireman

 

[Casey Balvert]

Looks like the exhaust elbow is attached on both ends by bands of some sort. I think they lock two flanges together. Is that new for 2003 or have they always been like that? Seems my 97 had two bolts that held a flange on the exhaust pipe. Anyway, I will loosen the clamps and apply some antisieze on the threads. It really does not look that difficult a job. Probably best done from below though. Cheers.



Casey