# 2015 Ford Escape - Can I screw the heat shield into place?

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-ford-escape-can-i-screw-the-heat-shield-into-place/180580>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** ford\
**Created:** [November 10, 2021, 2:37pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-ford-escape-can-i-screw-the-heat-shield-into-place/180580 "2021-11-10T14:37:15Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Dean12](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7ba0ec/32.png) [@Dean12](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Dean12)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2021, 2:37pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-ford-escape-can-i-screw-the-heat-shield-into-place/180580/1 "2021-11-10T14:37:15Z")

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replacing the rear exhaust shield rattling can i just put new screws in or it the gas tank there

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**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2021, 4:55pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-ford-escape-can-i-screw-the-heat-shield-into-place/180580/2 "2021-11-10T16:55:50Z")

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Probably……

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**Author:** ![davepsinbox\_157004](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/73ab20/32.png) [@davepsinbox\_157004](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davepsinbox_157004)\
**Post date:** [November 11, 2021, 3:26am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-ford-escape-can-i-screw-the-heat-shield-into-place/180580/3 "2021-11-11T03:26:37Z")

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If it were mine I’d take it to a muffler shop. They’ll know how to do a proper fix.

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**Author:** ![Dean12](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7ba0ec/32.png) [@Dean12](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Dean12)\
**Post date:** [November 11, 2021, 2:31pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-ford-escape-can-i-screw-the-heat-shield-into-place/180580/4 "2021-11-11T14:31:45Z")

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Thank you

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