Dax Quality?

[Rob Kyle]

Went for a short run tonight for an hour, well I only had a couple of litres of oil spare came back and the exhaust had sheared at the weld....



Has anyone else had this? and do I take the other side off and get it properly welded?

Oh and my second radiator has just started to leak

[V8 BJC]

What a pain in the ar$e. Not seen or heard of theat one before Rob, I would just sort the one side if the other looks OK at present.

[Purple AK]

Bad Luck Rob. I would also check the other side as there doesn't appear to be any weld penetration on that bracket at all

[V8 BJC]

Looking at the pic again it looks like your end cone is working its way out of the pipe. Worth checking to see if it is fixed properly.

[Rob Kyle]

Originally Posted by V8 BJC

Looking at the pic again it looks like your end cone is working its way out of the pipe. Worth checking to see if it is fixed properly.

Thanks for the advice chaps, will take off the end caps and get both sides welded just to make sure they stay put this time.

[craggle]

Agree with Brian, Check there is a fixing in the end of the side pipe holding the tail pipe in.
Without that the weight of the pipe will twist the end cap round and twist the bracket off the side of the tail pipe.

I have a stainless nut welded inside my tail pipe and a hole drilled in the underside of the side pipe. A small stainless dome head screw holds it all in place.

There are various pictures of my sidepipes in the Cobra club Wiki.
Cobra Wiki

Craig.

[Rob Kyle]

Originally Posted by craggle

Agree with Brian, Check there is a fixing in the end of the side pipe holding the tail pipe in.
Without that the weight of the pipe will twist the end cap round and twist the bracket off the side of the tail pipe.

I have a stainless nut welded inside my tail pipe and a hole drilled in the underside of the side pipe. A small stainless dome head screw holds it all in place.

There are various pictures of my sidepipes in the Cobra club Wiki.
Cobra Wiki

Craig.

Craig, thanks for the links, yes I agree you should be writing for Haynes

[Sparticus]

Hi rob,
doesn't look like a major job. You could probably just get it tig welded no problem. Either that or undo the end bit and fling it back to dax and ask for a replacement. Quickest solution is stainless weld it tho. if you need any bolts etc pop down see me i've got loads of stainless

Si

[Geezer]

Originally Posted by Rob Kyle

Craig, thanks for the links, yes I agree you should be writing for Haynes

Hi Rob

Eggs, teaching, suck and all that but it may be best to set up the exhaust on the car and put a couple of tacks on that mounting plate in situ. I say that as the bracket plate comes out at a funny angle and will be difficult to get right freehand...

[the rock doc]

Originally Posted by Rob Kyle

Went for a short run tonight for an hour, well I only had a couple of litres of oil spare came back and the exhaust had sheared at the weld....

Hi Rob,

Which is the PS1 Qatar.

As you can see from my profile I am based in Doha itself.

It's 46 degrees this afternoon with the visibility down to half a mile due to the dust.

No fun at all!!!!

Cheers

Rob