mine has been off for 7 years now with no adverse effects.
"disallow" <loewen_t@yahoo.ca> wrote in message
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> Good day,
>
> I have a 98 Civic LX (canadian) 5 spd. 197000kms.
>
> The car suddenly developed an exhaust rattle, and sure
> enough, one of the welds on the heat shield underneath the
> shifter had rusted off.
>
> I took the heat shield off, but I am wondering if there
> will be any adverse effects from doing this, since there
> are plastic and rubber parts in the area the shield was
> protecting.
>
> Thanks
> t
>