Take 2 - Question on installing slip-ons

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Apr 27, 2012 | 08:33 PM

DeiGratia

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Take 2 - Question on installing slip-ons

Sorry about the previous incomplete post. Other than replacing the muffler clamps, is there a "loctite-like" stuff I need to apply on the new mufflers before pushing squarely onto exhaust pipe and tightening the clamps?

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Apr 27, 2012 | 08:37 PM

jjnoble

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I use Permatex Ultra Copper High Temp Gasket Sealer. Just a bead, don't smear it all over the pipe, you will probably never get them apart again if you do that.

Apr 27, 2012 | 08:44 PM

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Originally Posted by DeiGratia

No need, slip 'em on clamp 'em down.

They are hard enough to pull apart when need be, I can't even imagine trying to get them off using a sealer.

Apr 27, 2012 | 10:38 PM

FenderGuy53

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Originally Posted by steelerdude1

No need, slip 'em on clamp 'em down.

They are hard enough to pull apart when need be, I can't even imagine trying to get them off using a sealer.

Glad I saw this post. I installed my Jackpots last week. I DID brush on some High Temp Anti Seize around the ends of the head pipes, before I installed the mufflers; but otherwise, I just torqued the clamps to spec.

Of course, after I had the mufflers installed, I remembered using the Copper High Temp Gasket Sealer when I installed the Roadhouse Classic's 2-1 pipe on my Road Star. All I could say was, "Oh, crap, don't tell me that I have to uninstall these mufflers and start over."