Yes, the goal was to weld all the joints, but we really needed a lift to get enough clearance to install the entire assembly.
With the catalytic converter installed, it was too long to get the right angle for the bends going from horizontal (pipes and converter under the car) to near vertical (pipes going up to exhaust manifold). I was limited in how high I could get the car by the jack stands I had. The pipes coming off the exhaust manifold had to fit into a narrow area between firewall, steering gear, and lower frame cross member. Hard for me to explain without a picture. -- Max Dillon Charleston, SC '95 E300, '87 300TD, '73 Balboa 20 WILTON <wilt...@nc.rr.com> wrote: >Max, would you rather weld that joint? I noticed that slits have been >cut >on opposite sides of the bigger pipe end. Of, course, each half of the >pipe >end between the slits still has too much curve for them to squeeze >inward a >bit to close the gap between bigger and smaller pipes, but if >additional >slits were cut at 90° to the present slits and then again half way >between >those new slits and the original ones, each tab would be only ~¾ inch >wide >and would be "flat" enough to bend inward slightly and close the gap >between >the 2 pipes for welding. 'Course, you'd then hafta weld the slits. > >Wilton > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Max" <meadedil...@bellsouth.net> >To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> >Sent: Sunday, May 05, 2013 8:36 AM >Subject: Re: [MBZ] 8 Water Pipe Clamp - Bing Images > > >> They probably do, that may be the best option. MB muffler pipes on >my car >> are REALLY thick compared to the adapters and the after-market >catalytic >> converter, so expanding the original pipes may be extremely difficult >if >> not impossible. >> >> Craig <diese...@pisquared.net> wrote: >> >>>On Sat, 4 May 2013 20:43:02 -0500 OK Don <okd...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> The best repair was taking the car to a local muffler shop, who >>>welded >>>> the pipe back together, in place, for $5. >>> >>>Does not one's local muffler shop have a machine that can expand the >>>diameter of one end of a pipe? That would seem to be the right >solution >>>to adapt a catalytic converter to a new application. >>> >>> >>>Craig >>> >>>_______________________________________ >>>http://www.okiebenz.com >>>For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com >>>To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>> >>>To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>>http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> >> -- >> Max Dillon >> Charleston, SC >> '95 E300, '87 300TD, '73 Balboa 20 >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > >_______________________________________ >http://www.okiebenz.com >For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com >To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
