Otherwise it’ll be a pita to get back together.
Re Installing Stock Exhaust - Any tips?
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Re Installing Stock Exhaust - Any tips?
Im sure this has been asked before, but didnt come up with anything in my search (could have been the key words I used)
I have an 06 with stock exhaust. Changed out the bars over the weekend, and had to remove the exhaust to get the trans cover for the longer clutch cable install. The crossover pipe under the seat took about 12 hours of soaking with PB Blast before it finally came loose. None of it was easy.
Im a little concerned with putting it back together. Any suggestions to make the slip fit areas easier? I will probably hit both the inside and outsider surfaces with PB Blast before attempting to slip them back together, but if you have any suggestions to make this job easier. I would very much appreciate it.
Thank you
I have an 06 with stock exhaust. Changed out the bars over the weekend, and had to remove the exhaust to get the trans cover for the longer clutch cable install. The crossover pipe under the seat took about 12 hours of soaking with PB Blast before it finally came loose. None of it was easy.
Im a little concerned with putting it back together. Any suggestions to make the slip fit areas easier? I will probably hit both the inside and outsider surfaces with PB Blast before attempting to slip them back together, but if you have any suggestions to make this job easier. I would very much appreciate it.
Thank you
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Im sure this has been asked before, but didnt come up with anything in my search (could have been the key words I used)
I have an 06 with stock exhaust. Changed out the bars over the weekend, and had to remove the exhaust to get the trans cover for the longer clutch cable install. The crossover pipe under the seat took about 12 hours of soaking with PB Blast before it finally came loose. None of it was easy.
Im a little concerned with putting it back together. Any suggestions to make the slip fit areas easier? I will probably hit both the inside and outsider surfaces with PB Blast before attempting to slip them back together, but if you have any suggestions to make this job easier. I would very much appreciate it.
Thank you
I have an 06 with stock exhaust. Changed out the bars over the weekend, and had to remove the exhaust to get the trans cover for the longer clutch cable install. The crossover pipe under the seat took about 12 hours of soaking with PB Blast before it finally came loose. None of it was easy.
Im a little concerned with putting it back together. Any suggestions to make the slip fit areas easier? I will probably hit both the inside and outsider surfaces with PB Blast before attempting to slip them back together, but if you have any suggestions to make this job easier. I would very much appreciate it.
Thank you
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"Anti sieze" lube. I've seen fellas use it on exhaust . Definitely coat the threads of the fasteners. PB turns the rust into a mush that you can wipe off, but anti seize will prevent rust for the foreseeable future on the threads anyway.
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Grab an expander. I got this cheap one from HF and it actually works great.
https://www.harborfreight.com/medium...der-57707.html
https://www.harborfreight.com/medium...der-57707.html
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Grab an expander. I got this cheap one from HF and it actually works great.
https://www.harborfreight.com/medium...der-57707.html
https://www.harborfreight.com/medium...der-57707.html
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I did it on my 07. I used PB Blaster an 0000 steel wool to cleanup the rust and debris after the removal. The pipes went back together easily. No expander was needed. Since the first time I’ve changed stock pipes and aftermarket once or twice a year.
I do remember the exhaust bracket and “Y” pipe and tab alignment being the toughest part. I put the pipes half way together 1st and then added the exhaust bracket tab and then finished the final push together. Yours might be slightly different.
I do remember the exhaust bracket and “Y” pipe and tab alignment being the toughest part. I put the pipes half way together 1st and then added the exhaust bracket tab and then finished the final push together. Yours might be slightly different.
Last edited by I Like Pie; Sep 6, 2022 at 04:47 PM.
