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Old 02-18-2005, 04:42 PM
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well today i backed in a little concrete rock, put a dent in my tip (fixed) and also musched the tip in about 1 1/2 inches. I checked all the piping, seems to be no creases or kinks, i the pipe inside is about 17 1/4 in and the other side is about 18 1/2. What can I do to bring the tip back out?
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Old 02-18-2005, 05:38 PM
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please some1 answer, i need to fix this its driving me nuts!!
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Old 02-18-2005, 05:57 PM
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is their some where that you can tie a rope or a cable to the exhaust and then tie it to a pole or something and drive forward a lil very very evry very very slow have a buddy their to watch you and tell you to stop.
i know its a redneck way of doing it but it might work thats all i can think of.
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Old 02-18-2005, 06:02 PM
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thats a last resort, no offense but thats sounds a little risky, any other ideas people PLEASE!
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Old 02-18-2005, 06:08 PM
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yeah i know but it might work if no one else answere, also check your hangers and make shure they are not bent
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Old 02-18-2005, 06:41 PM
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alright ill go check the hangers MORE ANSWERS PLAAAAEASE!
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Old 02-18-2005, 06:51 PM
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While you're checking the hangers, look at the pipe bends and check for any cracks. Probably bent in the radius of a bend somewhere if the hangers are OK. A variation on the theme above would be to use a porta-power with a pull back ram or use a come along to pull the pipes.

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Old 02-18-2005, 07:35 PM
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Ok i checked my hangers and they look fine. Then i did a lil bit more inspection of the pips and noticed that there are 2 creases in the piping. 1 was after the flange and before the tip and the more severe one is in the 180 bend that goes over the axel. This really sucks. Any tips on how to fix it instead of having to buy all new piping??? Since the piping is pushed up higher, I was thiking about heating up the piping with a torch then trying to pull down and back, think this coud work?
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Old 02-18-2005, 07:53 PM
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i would say you can make dumps out of your cat back if there is no way to get them even again. but what you can do is cut the tube in a straight area and weld in a piece that is the length you wanna bring it back, so they are even again,
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Old 02-18-2005, 08:11 PM
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no, i wont to get an x pipe with packs. Not dumps
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