Experience with tuned pipe repairs???

[Himark]

I have a pipe with a dent in it that is near new. A guy was telling me about a process of heating it up and blowing the dent out with air preasure. Who does this?

 

[tbirdscott]

I have welded a stud to the center of a dent and used torch and slide hammer to pull dents out before. Takes some time to get it nice but it works. Doubt air pressure would pop out a dent even with heat before another part of the pipe gets tweaked as well.


Scott

 

[sled_guy]

I've seen the air/heat thing work, but its not an easy thing. You have to build end pieces to seal off the pipe well.

I've done what Scott has, either weld a little stub to the dent or drill a little hole and then weld it up afterwards. You might take it to a local auto body shop and see if one of their guys will work on it. If the edge of the dent isn't creased it is pretty straight forward to get it to pop out.

How big is the dent? Small ones won't have enough of an effect to matter.

sled_guy

 

[MtSnodawg]

Pipe repair

If you have a deep freeze, put water in the pipi-put pipe in freezer.

 

[rdr99]

Try these guys www.piperepair.com

 

[t_thall]

we used to do the air pressure/heat thing on dirtbikes, it would usually work but was kinda dangerous...

 

[snocatn]

Last time I checked, SLP did pipe repair. However, they couldn't repair mine. LOL

 

[oscar680]

Try these guys www.piperepair.com

I called them and they only do dirt bike pipe repairs. Too bad, it looks like a quick easy fix.

 

[Norway]

Youtube can teach you a lot!! Be careful.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSHD9tI2vWM

 

[beenstuck]

I've done both the freezing method and blown them out with air and heat. They both work. Freezing it is less work so try that 1st. When blowing it out you dont need much pressure. Start with about 10psi, and get it glowing red.

 

[milehighassassin]

I've heard of using air pressure as well. Pics?