Thursday 25 September 2014

Repair A Bicycle Exhaust

A broken exhaust can rob your bike of performance and gift.


Problems with an exhaust can rob your bike of performance and energy, further as remit fiery gasses elsewhere into a potentially exposed sphere. Before you countdown the repair you should decide if you requirement it permanent or practice a close establish to clutch until you can arouse to a repair shop.


Instructions


1. Contemplate the exhaust conduit closely to create firm you treasure all the damage. There may be lucid dents in the confine of the channel, nevertheless constitute sure there is no damage to the joints or seals further down the pipe that may have been caused by the impact.


2. Reinstall the exhaust pipe on the bike and replace any of the o-rings or gaskets you identified as damaged during the initial inspection.


If they are too large then drill through the pipe and put a washer and screw into the hole. Use the washer as a grip point to pop the dent out.


4. File the edges of any cracks smooth, including the edges of the holes drilled to pop out the dent.


5. Fill any holes in the pipe with epoxy metal patch or another high temperature sealant and allow it to cure over night. Paint with high temperature paint.


6. Wait for the system to cool and remove the exhaust pipe from bike. Check all the gaskets and o-rings to make sure none have been crushed by the impact.3. Pop out any dents in the pipe with a dent remover.