cscotthendry Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 Does anybody know what kind of tool can make ball ends in exhaust tubing? If so, does anyboy know of someone or business that has one? The ball ends of my exhaust pipes don't seal in the sockets in the muffler. They are just a shade too small and need to be expanded out a bit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Downunder Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 If you have the genuine rotax muffler, the ball ends may not be rotax? Rotax sells the ball stubs 978-520 or 978-521 for SS..... I've not seen a bead roller that big.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle Communications Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 Danny leach is making ball and socket pairs for Rotax now...although you may have to cut and weld them on. He made his own mandrils to form them 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle Communications Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 Look up this FB group and join it Rotax 912 Parts Trader ,Swap ,sell & After Market Bits 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onetrack Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 Does anybody know what kind of tool can make ball ends in exhaust tubing? cscotthendry - Take a look at this exhaust tube bender in action between 2.50 and 3.55 min, and you will be enlightened! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blueadventures Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 Does anybody know what kind of tool can make ball ends in exhaust tubing? If so, does anyboy know of someone or business that has one? The ball ends of my exhaust pipes don't seal in the sockets in the muffler. They are just a shade too small and need to be expanded out a bit [ATTACH]38719[/ATTACH] Hi Scott Mark has left the details above of the info message I left on you phone. Also if the gap is small could you ceramic coat the ends one or more times to increase the diameters. Cheers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skippydiesel Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 cscotthendry - Take a look at this exhaust tube bender in action between 2.50 and 3.55 min, and you will be enlightened! Great machine Scott - would love to own one just for the pleasure of it but $$$ limit fantasies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cscotthendry Posted March 3, 2019 Author Share Posted March 3, 2019 11 hours ago, onetrack said: cscotthendry - Take a look at this exhaust tube bender in action between 2.50 and 3.55 min, and you will be enlightened! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cscotthendry Posted March 3, 2019 Author Share Posted March 3, 2019 Hi Scott Mark has left the details above of the info message I left on you phone. Also if the gap is small could you ceramic coat the ends one or more times to increase the diameters. Cheers Hi Mike: I'll give you a call WRT to the ceramic coating option. That sounds interesting. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 I'd be a little careful since there's a lot of vibration in those areas... Nev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onetrack Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 Yes, those hydraulic exhaust tube benders are a pretty pricey piece of equipment - it's bad enough, the cost of the actual machine, but the sheer number of mandrels and formers needed, to cover all the sizes and shapes, is what really blows them out of the water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pluessy Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 Hi Scott, I used a small hammer and a rounded steel pin (ground it to the shape of the ball curve) to re-shape a couple of damaged ends. Then I used valve lapping compound to bed them in to their resp sockets. They are sealing properly again. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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