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Old Jul 21, 2018 | 04:34 PM
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Default How to remove clamps

anyone seen these types of clamps? Any idea how to remove them?

I took my exhaust off to high temp paint it. But the heat shields have these on there. Never seen them before

how the hell do I remove them?

 
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Old Jul 21, 2018 | 09:27 PM
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These look like a one time use affair to me. I don't think you can remove them and effectively re-use them.
 
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Old Jul 23, 2018 | 08:12 AM
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What brand are the pipes? If you can find that you may find fitting instructions on their website, which can give us a clue about those clamps. I suspect you're going to have to take a cutting tool to them, which will be the quickest, if you have a junior hacksay or dremel.
 
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Old Jul 23, 2018 | 08:18 AM
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Looks like "one time use" clamps ... Time for some masking tape on the chrome ... No big deal
 
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"High" temp paint really isn't very durable. Ceramic coating, that's what you want. (Have them coated on the inside as well.) Your bike will be A LOT cooler to ride.
 
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