I think Harbor Freight had them pretty cheap and they do look like what you have pictured.

 

I borrowed one from autozone. $26 deposit on the thing, and keep it as long as you want (or forever, since the cost of the thing was $26! lol). They have a nice tool loaner program for stuff like that which you only need once in a long while.

 

I borrowed one from autozone. $26 deposit on the thing, and keep it as long as you want (or forever, since the cost of the thing was $26! lol). They have a nice tool loaner program for stuff like that which you only need once in a long while.

same here, auto zone, rental, ..deposit , but you get it back= free

 

Thanks guys. How does the tool work?
Is it just for expanding or can you get a clean flare using it as well?

Do you just turn the extension using a rachet once the tool is inside the tailpipe?

Any tips?

 

I can`t see that tool making a flare.There for making the pipe round again,eg,removing dents and those sunken grooves that muffler clamps make when tightened too much.

It would be a lot cheaper to go to an exhaust shop with the pipe and have them fix the flare.They have the right equipment to make flares.

 

luke yer pm box is full

hi, thanks for answering my post. can you tell me how this tailpipe expander works exactly?

What do you do?
Does it only expand, or can you use to flare too?

Any tips?

Well, I used it to re-shape the pipe on my truck exhaust after I had to cut the catback off. The clamp had squeezed down a "ring" into the pipe. basically I just expanded it back out to a cylinder, so the new pipe could slide on and seal.

The way it works is you turn the screw and it pulls a cone-shaped insert from either end into the middle of that cylinder of flat spines. As the cones come in, it forces the spines apart. The spines are held together by a rubber band at each end.

I don't know how you could use it to make a flare, like you would flare a piece of tubing, but I would think you could expand just the very end of the pipe depending how deep you put the tool in.

Good luck, I hope I have helped.

Just re-read your original post - you really do need a flare to mate up to that ball joint. This tool ain't gonna cut it. Sorry.

 

Ok guys, its going to the exhaust shop