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T-Bubba
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Joined: Wed Feb 18, 2009 6:43 pm Posts: 3958 Location: Centerville, La
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 Tig weldin on muffer
Have any of yall tryed to tig weld cracks on a muffler?
My EVT is cracking at the bottom where it is clamped into the brace. Wondering if it would be worth it to try to drill each end of the crack and weld it up.
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Thu Oct 13, 2011 11:07 am |
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deltaduckmaster
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Joined: Tue Jan 13, 2009 7:07 pm Posts: 16608
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 Tig weldin on muffer
I weld mine up all the time with 3/32 SS welding rods!!
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Thu Oct 13, 2011 11:12 am |
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duckdown
MMT Addict
Joined: Sun Mar 29, 2009 8:53 pm Posts: 533 Location: North East Texas
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 Re: Tig weldin on muffer
Mig weld it
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Thu Oct 13, 2011 11:21 am |
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muddiejeep
MMT F.E.
Joined: Tue Jan 13, 2009 6:24 pm Posts: 761 Location: New Orleans, LA.
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 Re: Tig weldin on muffer
I tig welded my bps muffler after cracking after 20 hours. Now I have over 100 hrs on it without any problems.
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Thu Oct 13, 2011 12:11 pm |
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Ruddyduck
MMT Pro Member
Joined: Tue Jan 13, 2009 5:53 pm Posts: 470
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 Re: Tig weldin on muffer
Tig it with 316 stainless rods. Drill the holes and take your time with the heat input. Will last longer than the original!
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Thu Oct 13, 2011 12:44 pm |
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pokey79
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Mon Nov 15, 2010 4:50 pm Posts: 2282 Location: Circumcised, Louisiana
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 Re: Tig weldin on muffer
i had to tig the stock ss one cause with the mig it was crappy but the aftermarket one might be thicker than the stock!
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Thu Oct 13, 2011 1:27 pm |
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pooldoo73
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Joined: Tue Jan 25, 2011 5:47 pm Posts: 886 Location: Plaquemine
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 Re: Tig weldin on muffer
U got little spider cracks all over the bottom right? If so, try to find a piece of thin stainless that u can wrap all the way around it and weld on the edges where the original crimp/weld is. We did this to a buddy of mine after trying to weld all the cracks. The muffler has been heated cooled so much that it is brittle now. The piece we used was .080" or so and has worked out perfect. If u try to Tig it wif 3/32", u gonna blow big holes. We used stainless tie wire with 3/32" tungsten and it was still almost too hot.
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Thu Oct 13, 2011 3:24 pm |
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waterfowl1
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Joined: Sun Jul 17, 2011 12:02 pm Posts: 335 Location: hayward, wi
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 Re: Tig weldin on muffer
blow torch and wire coat hanger works wonders.
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Thu Oct 13, 2011 3:38 pm |
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ironman_gq
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Joined: Thu Oct 06, 2011 10:33 am Posts: 100
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 Re: Tig weldin on muffer
if you can get it clean enough and control the heat so you dont burn the stainless you should be fine, permanent fix would be to plate the bottom of the muffler with stainless and weld the mount back to the plate.
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Mon Oct 17, 2011 3:09 pm |
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