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 Post subject: Repairing Extractors?
Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2009 6:31 pm 
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I've been offered a near new set of Pacemaker extractors for my ED but they have a dent in them. The dent is large enough to restrict flow.....Is there any way to repair them? The dent is close to where they bolt onto the head.

 

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 Post subject: Re: Repairing Extractors?
Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2009 7:31 pm 
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If you think it'll affect flow, then you can fix it. You can tack on a slide hammer to the middle of the dent, apply a little heat to the dent, then pull it out with the silde hammer. It may take you a couple of go's to get it perfect or close to. Try not to heat the flange as you dont want to risk warping it.

 

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Posted: Fri Mar 20, 2009 2:47 pm 
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or for lack of said slide hammer you could use a hefty piece of flat bar stock, even a small piece welded to a piece of pipe if you wanna get fancy, tack one corner to the inside of the dent and lever it back out from the outer diameter. a little bit of heat is your friend, but too much will work against you.

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Posted: Fri Mar 20, 2009 3:35 pm 
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If its in the straight section off from the head you could also (using heat again) use a piece of round bar, or heavy pipe, of similar diameter to the extractor pipe and hammer it in through the port hole to push the dent out from the inside.

I like the first option though.

 

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Posted: Fri Mar 20, 2009 6:18 pm 
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Thankyou for the replies.
I'll go to my local wreckers yard and take a pic of the dent in the extractors.....After reading all of the responses I reckon it wouldn't be too difficult to repair them so I'll probably buy them.

 

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Posted: Sun Mar 22, 2009 9:06 am 
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another way is to fill the runner in question with water and freeze it. it takes a few goes, but i have had some success.

 

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