How to fix a car part dragging behind the gas tank

What people tried

Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.

1. 1
   Pushing the part back up and finding replacement bolts or hardware at a junkyard
2. 2
   Taking the vehicle to a mechanic for professional repair
3. 3
   Using a wire coat hanger to tie up the hanging exhaust pipe temporarily
4. 4
   Using clamps, a sleeve, or a muffler gasket and new bolts for a quick fix

In their words

Unedited, grouped by where they were said, most upvoted first within each place, each linked to the thread it came from.