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Any welded exhaust cracks?
Has any one welded exhaust pipe cracks?
The crack in my exhaust is right next to a welded bracket for the heat shields and I think it can be welded. The rest of the pipe looks and feels pretty thick. I may try this fix.
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I would think it would work fine as long as it is a stress crack and not from rust. Surrounding rust would be the only limiting factor I could forsee. Go for it!
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I just welded up an exhaust crack in front of the center cat. It was split probably halfway around.
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Dave, Nice to see you catching up on your reading. Eh? The crack I had was right next to the bracket for the heat shield mounting. Mine cracked cause I ran over a muffler that did not quite fit under the exhaust pipes. The shop added a plate welded it up. The pipes are a lower grade of stainless not cooking quality.
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Yup, catching up quick now. After I'm caught up here I move on to Mod Mania and then General SVX Babble.
I may have made the crack in my exhaust worse when I bottomed out going through a slow intersection too fast. (2 crowns in the road)
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David B. SVXipedia @ SVX-IW.COM -- SVX Information Warehouse 2.0 coming...eventually! Ebony 1992 SVX LS-L 5 spd Koni/GC Stebro 187k miles RIP (Rust In Pieces) 1993 SVX 5 spd Koni/GC Stebro Polyurethane bushings still available! |
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I had one crack welded about a week ago and an elbow replaced, and spent all day last Saturday getting a crack welded and my rotors put on and brakes serviced.
I has also had a crack welded (behind the driver's side cat) some time ago and it's still holding. Oh, and had the gaskets replacd at the Y pipes last weekend also. She's "graveyard quiet" again.
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