How to fix pipe dents.
Motorcycle exhaust pipe dent repair.
Use a garden hose to fill the exhaust pipe with water.
This practice applies to most pipes.
Straightening the pipe removes tension in the blocked area.
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However if your exhaust is made of stainless.
Use a wrench to loosen and remove the bolts that secure the exhaust pipe in place.
So who here thinks restricting roughly 45 of your exhaust s flow would be detrimental to power.
Remove the exhaust pipe from the motorcycle.
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A longer process was to cut the dent out then cut a patch out of another exhaust weld and blend.
A couple of pulls with the dented exhaust and about 10k miles on my bike and we d know if and how the power was affected.
Repairing dents and restoring your motorcycles power loss and looks since 1998.
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Freeze the water inside the exhaust pipe by placing it into the freezer.
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If you see a dent in your pipe you need to straighten the damage at once.
The exhaust system on your motorcycle takes one hell of a beating.
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Unmolested pipe around 6k miles.
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Place the bolts in a safe place until you need them again.
Step 2 repair a dent.
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You can use dry ice on the pipes to remove dents.
A rare feat of engineering brilliance that put your pipe closer to the ground and destructive boulders than anything other than the rubber.
Pressurize to remove dents reform original contour.
Having a dent in your exhaust pipe can lead to serious problems.
And the answer is.
A cheap fix was to put up with dent whilst keeping an eye out for another can that had the muffler trashed but the pipe ok and drill out the rivets and swap over.
Rust dents scratches and general weathering will leave it looking like scrap.
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