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| Author: | S3Tim [ 10 Jun 2014 11:05 ] | |||
| Post subject: | Vance and Hines on an S3 - Repair or Replace? | |||
I know I am being tight but it is costing a pretty penny to get the S3 through its MOT. The V&H has a crack running round the 90 degree angle section. Does anyone do or know a welder Cambridge way or should I just give up on it? If it's give up then does anyone have a muffler I could buy? I'm not precious about make or condition 
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| Author: | rik [ 10 Jun 2014 11:30 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Vance and Hines on an S3 - Repair or Replace? |
That'll be OK, the springs will hold it together...  It's repairable but it does look rather 'tired'. |
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| Author: | pash [ 10 Jun 2014 14:52 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Vance and Hines on an S3 - Repair or Replace? |
I gave a reworked V&H to conquistador. May be worth a PM to get a piccy... |
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| Author: | gusm2 [ 10 Jun 2014 15:00 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Vance and Hines on an S3 - Repair or Replace? |
rik wrote: That'll be OK, the springs will hold it together... It's repairable but it does look rather 'tired'.  A decent welder could sleeve that easily for the mot 
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| Author: | Adam [ 10 Jun 2014 16:30 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Vance and Hines on an S3 - Repair or Replace? |
That would be an easy welding repair. However, find out why it cracked first and eliminate the cause. This is usually because the system is bolted up under some kind of stress. Take care with realignment before you bolt it up or it'll happen again 
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| Author: | albert666 [ 10 Jun 2014 22:19 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Vance and Hines on an S3 - Repair or Replace? |
i did a similar repair on one of those for dunno |
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| Author: | rik [ 10 Jun 2014 23:15 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Vance and Hines on an S3 - Repair or Replace? |
Adam wrote: That would be an easy welding repair. However, find out why it cracked first and eliminate the cause. This is usually because the system is bolted up under some kind of stress. Take care with realignment before you bolt it up or it'll happen again Looks more like corrosion to me, Adam. |
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| Author: | Dunno [ 13 Jun 2014 19:49 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Vance and Hines on an S3 - Repair or Replace? |
albert666 wrote: i did a similar repair on one of those for dunno Yep, back in 2011 I think that was ... for the price of a drink as I remember It's rock solid and been through 2 or 3 MOTs since    When it broke I thought I was gonna have to replace that elbow pipe, but now I reckon I can get another 10 years out of it 
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