bent exhaust pipe help

[sportvette]

i have a rare 86 kxt pipe that i would like to fix. its bent up on the bottom and i want the dent fixed. its the lower part close to the front end. how would i be able to get this fixed? anyone ever have exhaust pipes repaired?

thanks,
mark

[Tyler 54]

For I am not a body man, BUT this would be my thought. Weld a rod to it, and try to pull the dent out, Or some type of a dent puller?

[Dan Tenn]

you could fill it up with water and freeze it.

[Dan Tenn]

you could fill it up with water and freeze it. Heard of this being done with dented gas tanks and they had decent results. Not sure if it would work on a pipe.

[honda-man88]

How much room do you have to work with? you could heat it up and maybe pound it into shape.

[Tri-Z Pilot]

Wow, freeze it? I have never thought of something like that, it should work as long as both ends are sealed. I think you can take it to a special shop, where the do some kind of high pressure thing to a pipe, that is suppossed pop the dents back out from the inside. I dont know if there is such a thing, but for some reason I think I may have heard of this before, but I may be wrong. Take it to an auto or welders shop, and see what they suggest.

[Curtis-Tecate3]

There are shops that specialize in this exact repair. Look in the back of some motocross magazines like dirt rider or dirt bike etc.

Curtis.

[Tri-Z Pilot]

I knew it, hooray, I'm not crazy!

[Billy Golightly]

Theres a guy that advertises in my FTR (Florida Trail Riders) member magazine called "The Duke Of Dent Pipe Repair" I'm sure theres other places like it as Curtis suggested.

[Xowner]

or you could plug the ends off put air pressure in their take a tourch and heat the area untill it pops back or send it to the companys int he back of dirtwheels

[Mobular]

2 solutions:
Tack weld a stud in the middle of the dent, or if it's a long dent, multiple studs. Attach a dent puller and work it out. Cut studs and grind smooth.
Or, cut the pipe across the dent, and work out the 2 halves to the orig. shape and reweld the pipe together.

[Jeb]

2 solutions:
....Or, cut the pipe across the dent, and work out the 2 halves to the orig. shape and reweld the pipe together.


If you do this, make sure you mark the pipe so when rewelded back together the halves match back up and are in the right attitude.

This is probably how the "duke of dent repair" does most of his repairs.

[sportvette]

if someone could please pm me the info for the dent master or any other such ads i am interested. i get 4 wheel action and no dent repair ads here. it used to be 3&4 wheel action back in the good old days.

thanks,
mark

[Tyler 54]

I am no pipe expert, But I am good with metal. If All else fails. I will fix the pipe for you for no costs. Did I tell you I got the one on the TECATE to work? The FMF pipe is bent, it just needs to be bent a little bit to make work. :D I am waiting on my silencer before I do the bending.

[NOS_350X]

This is from an add in Dirt Rider mag. it says $40, little or no discoleration. website is piperepair.com and there # is 800-460-6880

I have tryed to fix several pipes and just end up making things worse.

[sportvette]

thanks for the info.

tyler thanks for the offer, but i dont think i should send this pipe to anyone with a tecate. its a little tempting to keep.

thanks,
mark

[Tyler 54]

LMAO....just a thought... what is so special about it? pics?

how bad is your headlight bracket broken?

mine was broke when I bought it, I fixed it and you cannot tell?
Yuo try fixing it?

[sportvette]

i am going to have a friend weld it for me. i have posted a pic in the past. let me see if i can find it.

thanks,
mark

[sportvette]

http://www.3wheelerworldforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=17213&highlight=

pipe 2

[Tyler 54]

What kind is pipe 2..that looks ALOT like my FMF...

why you need 2 after market pipes :D

[sportvette]

its not fmf. im not sure exactly what it is i have heard different things. i have seen a few like this 200xbasket has one also. its a nice pipe. two aftermarkets are better than one. :-D

[sportvette]

its not fmf. im not sure exactly what it is i have heard different things. i have seen a few like this 200xbasket has one also. its a nice pipe. two aftermarkets are better than one. :-D

[Tyler 54]

Come on silly, i know its not an FMF. I have the only one ever made :D

I may never know for sure if it was actually a KXT pipe or a KX pipe. when I did the Testing before, It did'nt fit right....WELL I HAD IT ON WRONG LOL.