To weld or not to weld (1 Viewer)

[Wildbill]

To weld or not to weld that is the question.
I have a crack in my exaus system.
Nothing to serious but old stell is notoriously difficult to weld.
Am I being a tight git should I just splash out on a new one at £193
Bill

 

[vwalan]

with a mig welder it should be ok.
i would certainly have a go.
might put a bit of extra support on it or patch as well.
i made new ends for my silencer 3 years ago still working .

 

[Lenny HB]

Once exhausts start going normally faulse economy to repair them. If you repair it another part of it is bound to let you down at the most inconvient time.

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[Wildbill]

I have all thre stick mig tig I do like tig. But getting a good clean prep with old stell might be a problem.
Bill

 

[Wildbill]

Once exhausts start going normally faulse economy to repair them. If you repair it another part of it is bound to let you down at the most inconvient time.

It's just a crack next to a weld stress crak by the looks of it
Bill

 

[Enword]

If there is no corrosion / rot & only a stress crack shouldn't be a problem, go for it.

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[Wildbill]

A pick thinking new on

 

[vwalan]

slip a bit of tube over it and strengthen it . a bit of ex pipe cut then slipped over and welded should be ideal.
i certainly dont just swap mine when 20mins of welding will fix it .
i use mig at home but do take inverter welder away in the truck .
inverter better than normal stick but mig is better .
i cheap skated and bought a cheap inverter welder in spain several years ago . shame it never came with tig .
mind i did weld the leaf springs on my trailer with it one year in morocco. got me home .

 

[vwalan]

looks like a patch would be better there .

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[Wildbill]

slip a bit of tube over it and strengthen it . a bit of ex pipe cut then slipped over and welded should be ideal.
i certainly dont just swap mine when 20mins of welding will fix it .
i use mig at home but do take inverter welder away in the truck .
inverter better than normal stick but mig is better .
i cheap skated and bought a cheap inverter welder in spain several years ago . shame it never came with tig .
mind i did weld the leaf springs on my trailer with it one year in morocco. got me home .

Yes that could be a option will wip it off and give it a go nothing to lose as I can't get another one till Wednesday or Thursday
Bill

 

[mitzimad]

Ive found patching boxes to be a waste of time as they rot from the inside as fast as you patch one place it goes in another pipes can be worth doing and cracks on flanges

 

[vwalan]

just recover them . wrap a sheet of steel around the silencer,then make shaped end caps welding to new steel all the way . fit slightly over size end pipes so you can slip in the original . job done . cost almost nothing if you do it yourself .
sometimes i consider covering new silencers with galvanized steel from new .
mind truck silencers do take weld repairs much better than car a van silencers . heavier steel used .

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[Wildbill]

All welded up and back on the van wasn't as easy as I would have liked it bit out of practice on thin stuff but all done now
Bill

 

[2657]

Wrap a baked bean tin round it, seal with gun gum, tighten up with wire......proper job

 

[vwalan]

Wrap a baked bean tin round it, seal with gun gum, tighten up with wire......proper job

i did that just before leaving spain last week. waiting for a dry day and i shall weld it up better.
mind i used a carrot tin ha ha .

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[Wildbill]

Wrap a baked bean tin round it, seal with gun gum, tighten up with wire......proper job

It will pass mot the way I have done the job
Bill

 

[Wildbill]

Now that I have dug out the welding kit the mirror bracket that's broken and Ben meaning to make a new one started fabrication of a new one
Sum pick
Bill

I have put original for comparison and scale
Bill

 

[Geo]

It would with the baked beeeeeeeean tin Bill
It only has to be semi gas tight and how its made that way or repaired aint an issue

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[Wildbill]

It would with the baked beeeeeeeean tin Bill
It only has to be semi gas tight and how its made that way or repaired aint an issue

Thanks @Geo I didn't know that any way done now
Just got the mirror bracket to finish when I get home tomorrow then find a mot station to do the mot
Hopefully thay can set up the head lights
Bill

 

[Wildbill]

Now that I have dug out the welding kit the mirror bracket that's broken and Ben meaning to make a new one started fabrication of a new one
Sum pick
Bill
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I have put original for comparison and scale
Bill

New bracket fitted