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re: "... hen brand new do the mild steel down pipes ever show any
sign of flex?"<br>
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If you mean does the flexible section, well, flex? Yes, they do;
maybe an inch or two of deflection at the end.<br>
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Bob<br>
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<div dir="auto">An exciting subject indeed!</div>
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<div dir="auto">I am about to fit an unused mild steel down pipe
that I have had on the shelf for maybe ten years. No sign of
rust but I am away from home right now so can not test it for
flex. I might zap it with WD40 before fitting - can’t hurt. </div>
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<div dir="auto">The question is - when brand new do the mild steel
down pipes ever show any sign of flex?</div>
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<p class="MsoNormal">As a follow up to my post on 10/18
on this exciting subject, I decided to do an
experiment with a couple downpipes I had in the parts
bin. Both pipes are new old stock and have never been
on a car. One is stainless and the other mild steel.
Both have been laying on a shelf in the garage for at
least 9 years. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The test was to measure how much
deflection was noted in the flex portion of the
downpipe when the tip (where it enters the muffler) is
loaded with a weight. The upper portion of the pipe
was firmly held by the bench vice. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Should have started with something
less then 10 pounds but the stainless moved
considerably under that weight. The mild steel did
not budge.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">At 47 pounds I heard a creaky noise
but no movement on the mild steel. I then applied an
unspecified force with my hand to the 47 pounds and no
movement. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">My conclusion is that the mild
steel flex pipe, once it takes a set, ie, Gets Rusty,
does not flex. It is the weak link that will fail but
it might as well be a piece of regular pipe.</p>
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