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 posted on 11/7/07 at 08:26 PM |
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Exhaust Expanders
I need to fit a new silencer to the car but the can section needs to be expanded by about 2.5mm.
Is this within the capibilties of an exhaust expander?
ATB dan.
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smart51
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| posted on 11/7/07 at 09:13 PM |
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I bought an exhaust espander to expand 50mm OD perforated pipe to 50mm ID. The thing was too hard to tighten despite me greasing the sliders. I
snapped one of the bars in the end.
Find a place who can roll the tube for you to expand it.
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russbost
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| posted on 11/7/07 at 09:17 PM |
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I would say probably just about, depends on the thickness/maleability of the material. We used to find you could take equal sized tube & expand
one piece to fit over the other, allowing for about 1.2/1.3mm wall thickness this is almost bang on the 2.5mm you want.HTH
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britishtrident
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| posted on 11/7/07 at 09:18 PM |
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They are only designed for cleaning up the over laps replacement pipe joints, not for forming new joints.
You will need to sleeve the joint.
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Gunner1
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| posted on 12/7/07 at 04:17 AM |
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I have never got one to properly expand a pipe, they break or simply do not work. What has worked for me is to take the piece down to a muffler shop
and ask them to expand the pice for me - usually takes about 30 seconds on their machine and no charge.
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Mark Allanson
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| posted on 12/7/07 at 10:30 AM |
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I have used one of these with an air rattle gun, I think it is similar to what the manufacturers use. Very good but very expensive
 
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