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Hi all,
Am I the only one finding these slip ons a bitch to get over the head pipe, (still on lower one), - going to give it a break after 30 mins of trying but seems I am going to need to wet and dry the surfaces to take the tolerance down a bit......
Its on a 2020 fatboy btw
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Was an easy install for me. Even took them off and put back on once when taking the rear wheel off.
 
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Bottom was a complete pig - took some time but got it snug in the end, strangely enough top one literally slipped on -weird....



 
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Use an expander on the muffler inlet until a new H-D seal just slips in. I bought mine at NAPA.


 
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Originally Posted by Hulkss
Use an expander on the muffler inlet until a new H-D seal just slips in. I bought mine at NAPA.

Thanks buddy - looks useful but i was able to get it on eventually.
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Same here, I had to grind down where the sleeve was welded to the shell, (on the inside) there was a ridge in it.
 
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Originally Posted by Hulkss
Use an expander on the muffler inlet until a new H-D seal just slips in. I bought mine at NAPA.

So you installed a muffler gasket on your Vance & Hines??? I was told they do not use the gasket.
 
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So you installed a muffler gasket on your Vance & Hines??? I was told they do not use the gasket.
Just for clarity I didnt - not needed - actually I would say one might not even go on with a gasket in there. I was a bit confused at first though so I checked the diameter of both the slip on and header and found they were the same which seems to confirm a gasket wasn' needed. I run her up this morning and no leaks. - cool.


 
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Originally Posted by Eddie Wolf
Same here, I had to grind down where the sleeve was welded to the shell, (on the inside) there was a ridge in it.
In a sense Im glad I'm not alone - as I said I thought it weird how the top one just slid over, I guess that the lower header may be just a few thou oversized.
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Better photo of the pipes installed - may put some black shrink wrap over the thread that is exposed on the top clamp.


 
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