Fitting mufflers
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I am trying to fit a set of Rineharts slip ons to an 09 sporty. The back one goes on fine. The front wont go past a certain point - about 1/4 inch too short to mount the bolts. I have checked that i have got the right front/back muffler and lubricated the metal but with out success. Any ideas?
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I am trying to fit a set of Rineharts slip ons to an 09 sporty. The back one goes on fine. The front wont go past a certain point - about 1/4 inch too short to mount the bolts. I have checked that i have got the right front/back muffler and lubricated the metal but with out success. Any ideas?
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Thanks for this but no. It seems that there is a'step' in the down pipe, less than a finger nail width but enough to stop progress. It looks - madly - as though I have to take the pipe off and get it turned down by a fraction and for about half an inch in length. This is madness.
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get a tail-pipe expander for 1-3/4" pipe at your local auto parts store. looks like this:
http://www.toolking.com/media/catalo.../2/2/22100.jpg
Stick it inside the muffler pipe where it slides onto the header pipe, snug it up by hand, tighten it a 1/4 turn, loosen it, hand snug it again, tighten it again a 1/4 turn. Do that for about 4 cycles and be careful, if you over do it, you'll crack the finish on the muffler. I do this when ever I change a muffler on my Jeep, did it with my slip-ons too. It makes life so much easier.
http://www.toolking.com/media/catalo.../2/2/22100.jpg
Stick it inside the muffler pipe where it slides onto the header pipe, snug it up by hand, tighten it a 1/4 turn, loosen it, hand snug it again, tighten it again a 1/4 turn. Do that for about 4 cycles and be careful, if you over do it, you'll crack the finish on the muffler. I do this when ever I change a muffler on my Jeep, did it with my slip-ons too. It makes life so much easier.
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well I tried spreading the flange but without success. Then I swapped the mufflers front to back and they fit fine. The instructions says that they are designed front back but if they fit I cants see how they would be different? Shall I just carry on?
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Well the mystery is solved. The pipes sold to me as a straight fit for mine end up being for an 01 to 07. I don't know what the difference is but there you go. Now though - the things fit, even the wrong way round so same question - is there a material difference between an 07 Sporty (where I am not running the 02 sensors and an 09? I just want to fire this sucker up!!!
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