gaskets or not
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gaskets or not
I have a '05 ultra with a 95 c.u. kit . I am installing a new rinehart trudual system. My question is the original system does not use gaskets and the new system supplies gaskets and has a step in the instructions to install them. When I put them in .. It doesn't leave much thread on the exhaust port studs for the flanges to bolt to. Should I still use them or discard because the stock system didn't use them ?
Thanks in advance
Terry (cherrydresser)
Thanks in advance
Terry (cherrydresser)
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RE: gaskets or not
use em...they'll crush....recheck the torque (abit past hand tight) every 50-100 miles til it wont take anymore...you can tell the head pipe is loose when you hear more poppin on decel....but yea, use em or you'll wish you did
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RE: gaskets or not
The original system does use gaskets and are probably still in there and that is why you are having a problem getting them in. Remove the exhaust and the new gaskets, then if it look like it has a tapper rather than a 90 degree stepped angle where the gasket goes, use a pick and see if you can poke it into the sloped shiny part. Then use the same pick and pull out the old gaskets. If you want a picture, let me know and I will post a before and after for you.
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RE: gaskets or not
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I did NOT use new gaskets and have NO leakage. Just make sure the manifold nuts are tight.
I did NOT use new gaskets and have NO leakage. Just make sure the manifold nuts are tight.
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RE: gaskets or not
Yep, just left the old ones in. I changed the pipes the day after I got the bike.
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RE: gaskets or not
checkout this post ... it explains the difference in the gaskets. https://www.hdforums.com/m_244292/tm.htm