F'glass (centek) elbow repair?

[John F.]

Like I mentioned in my exhaust help post, the elbow is cracked or partially crused right at one of the ends. I haven't taken it apart, so I don't know how bad it is. Right now its only a slight drip every few seconds.

A new elbow is about $110+. Can these be repaired (epoxied and f'glass?) or should I just get a new one? It seems like it'd be pretty easy to repair.

[CaptPatrick]

John,

Yes, you can fiberglass the crack from the inside of the tube, but only use polyester resin. Epoxy will fail under the heat of the exhaust...

2 layers of 1208 biaxle will do the job, or 4 layers of 1 1/2 mat. Be sure to grind back well to get ride of all carbon soot and over lap the crack by 2" either side, (4" wide total + length with overlap).



Also, Centec makes crush resistant stainless steel sleeves...