How do you splice tubing?

Mark m. · Jul 26, 2009

Trying to fix the cage in my truck. Got the bent tubing out now I need to splice in a new piece and not sure how to do it. Any advice would be nice. Thanks.

WHITE TRASH1 · Jul 26, 2009

I used a piece of tubing that fits snugly inside the main tube. Such as I use 1 1/4 x .134" inside of 1 1/2 x .120" and drill the 1 1/2" for plug welding. In your case I'd cut a piece of the same tube you have already about 1/2" shorter than you need, drill it for a handfull of plug welds on each end of the cage and center piece. Then cut the splice pieces about 1' long so you have about 6" in the center piece and the cage pieces. Put the center piece up there and slide the inners out into the cage and tack it leaving about 1/4" between the ends to get a nice weld of all 3 pieces at once.

jeepmauler · Jul 26, 2009

^^^^^^^^^ what trash said except I use 1.25 solid cromo bar stock and only use a ~6" slug at the joint(3" on either side of the cut) but either way youd be solid.If you want a chunk of cromo bar stock....let me know

Fordzuki · Jul 26, 2009

And here I was going to make a dumb comment about soldering it, but I guess I don't need to....... wow.
:corn:

Pook · Jul 26, 2009

By drilling holes in the tubes for plug welds, it give you a place to use a screwdriver or chisel to push the inner sleeve around... So you stick it in all the way then line it up then use the holes to slide the innver sleeve over.

stealthrunner1 · Jul 27, 2009

Pook said:
By drilling holes in the tubes for plug welds, it give you a place to use a screwdriver or chisel to push the inner sleeve around... So you stick it in all the way then line it up then use the holes to slide the innver sleeve over.

Spoken like a true 4x guy!!!!:awesomework::hi:

dirtygoat · Jul 27, 2009

I had to grind the one on the inside a little so it could side easier...

Mark m. · Jul 27, 2009

Thanks for the info thats pretty much what I though just wanted to make sure.

ljtoy · Aug 16, 2009

This is called "Fish-Tubing" and you weld a washer or tubing end on both ends of the adaptor. Drill a 1/2" hole through the center of the fish-tube at each end all for strength. Now weld that splice in!