do i absolutely have to have new exaust clamps when changing mufflers
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Road Master
Joined: Apr 2007
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From: fresno california
do i absolutely have to have new exaust clamps when changing mufflers
and why is that?
i was just going to throw some modified stock mufflers on the streetbob don't know why you would need new clamps for that
i was just going to throw some modified stock mufflers on the streetbob don't know why you would need new clamps for that
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From: San Antonio, Republic of TEXAS
nah.... don't need new seals either..... and just run your old oil through a coffee filter and you'll be good to go.
I just don't understand someone who will pay upwards of $20k for a bike then be a cheapskate when it comes to $20 worth of clamps..... imo!
I just don't understand someone who will pay upwards of $20k for a bike then be a cheapskate when it comes to $20 worth of clamps..... imo!
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From: Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Just my thoughts...
Road Master
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From: State College, PA
No, you do not
They are very sturdy and there is nothing in the metal band that
changes from use to use. Except may they stretch a little which
should not matter unless they will not tighten down enough
but I have never had that happen.
Of course if thay are rusted or stripped then I would use new ones.
changes from use to use. Except may they stretch a little which
should not matter unless they will not tighten down enough
but I have never had that happen.
Of course if thay are rusted or stripped then I would use new ones.
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From: Wisconsin
Ok, let's be real for the guy, seals and oil filters do not come under the same category as clamps. Clamps can be reused unless there is something actually wrong with them, they don't just wear out after one use. That would be like saying you need to replace the saddlebag pins every time you remove your bags .........
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I've re-used them lots of times.
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When I put slip-ons on my dyna, I didn't use new clamps.
Be careful when ya unbolt them, they're self locking nuts, not the kind that have the nylon in them, the other kind that have "dimple" if you will. Some times the will strip the threads when you take them off.
When I used my old clamps, I had to check them a couple of times to make sure they were tight enough, I guess I overtightend one of the , and when I went to yake off the muffler to change a new tire, it broke the bolt, had to get a new clamp anyway.
I guess what I'm tryin to say is, you'll probably get away with using the old clamps, guess ya just gotta take the chances.
Good luck.
Be careful when ya unbolt them, they're self locking nuts, not the kind that have the nylon in them, the other kind that have "dimple" if you will. Some times the will strip the threads when you take them off.
When I used my old clamps, I had to check them a couple of times to make sure they were tight enough, I guess I overtightend one of the , and when I went to yake off the muffler to change a new tire, it broke the bolt, had to get a new clamp anyway.
I guess what I'm tryin to say is, you'll probably get away with using the old clamps, guess ya just gotta take the chances.
Good luck.
Last edited by glebo; Jun 25, 2009 at 12:18 PM. Reason: I'm a dumbass
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Man, I'd be sellin' mine, cause I'd be BROKE, IF I had to replace the clamps EVERYTIME I pulled the exhaust. Sometimes multiple times a season.
Need to, to get rear ax out, in order to scuff rear brake shoes, which I do every several hundred miles. It's my ONLY brake, and I keep it top notch, out of necessity.
And the clamps have been on there, since I bought it and rebuilt it, over 10 years ago. AND still look good, too. NOW, in ALL fairness, I have replaced the bolt and nut a couple of times, BUT that was for "looks", NOT failure.
Need to, to get rear ax out, in order to scuff rear brake shoes, which I do every several hundred miles. It's my ONLY brake, and I keep it top notch, out of necessity.
And the clamps have been on there, since I bought it and rebuilt it, over 10 years ago. AND still look good, too. NOW, in ALL fairness, I have replaced the bolt and nut a couple of times, BUT that was for "looks", NOT failure.