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K1 Black Muffler New in 2005 starting to crack
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<blockquote data-quote="69ST" data-source="post: 171826" data-attributes="member: 5"><p>It's fairly easy to weld-in a splice and that's the proper repair method...solid & permanent. Strip the rust, back down to clean, "white" metal (preferably via glass bead blasting). Keep the splice as short as possible and it may not even be visible, in-situ.</p><p></p><p>I'll second what cjpayne said..avoid the OEM packing, that's where the problem originates. A piece of header wrap is far preferable. I've been using the packing from a cheap-n-chineezy muffler. It looks like layers of graphite-embedded plastic and is quite fragile, i.e. separates into thin layers, if not handled carefully. That said, 14 years & 24,000 miles later the pipe has nary a trace of rust. IMHO, it's because the packing material doesn't absorb & hold moisture.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="69ST, post: 171826, member: 5"] It's fairly easy to weld-in a splice and that's the proper repair method...solid & permanent. Strip the rust, back down to clean, "white" metal (preferably via glass bead blasting). Keep the splice as short as possible and it may not even be visible, in-situ. I'll second what cjpayne said..avoid the OEM packing, that's where the problem originates. A piece of header wrap is far preferable. I've been using the packing from a cheap-n-chineezy muffler. It looks like layers of graphite-embedded plastic and is quite fragile, i.e. separates into thin layers, if not handled carefully. That said, 14 years & 24,000 miles later the pipe has nary a trace of rust. IMHO, it's because the packing material doesn't absorb & hold moisture. [/QUOTE]
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