there’s less material left to muffle the sound
A rattle or buzz coming from inside the muffler, which can mean a broken baffle knocking around
Visible fibers at the tailpipe or hanging off the end of it
A drop in power if loosened material clumps up and starts blocking the exhaust path
One reader in our Homemaking Tips group put it this way: “Had this happen to a car. My first thought was some meth head stuffed a wig up there. Pulled out what I could and, over the next
