Steve Straus

I'm just now getting around to reassembling the exhaust, and I'm having trouble getting the pipe to slip over the header all of the way. Its like the extra thickness from the jet hot is causing it to bind.

Has anyone else encountered this? And if so, how did you fix it? I' brushed anti-seize on the inside of the sidepipe tube before slipping it on.

72rdstr

Piece of 2X4 against the sidepipe to frame mount (close to pipe) and then beat the snot out of it with a 3lb hammer. Has worked three times for me... :D
Percussive alignment? :crazy:

Steve Straus

I thought of that, but those Welds don't look all that great. You didn't bend the tabs at all?

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Steve

72rdstr

I hold the 2X very close to the tube. Not likely to bend the tab as the pressure is on the 1st inch or so before it maked the bend. The real pressure is on the weld. Mine have held up pretty well. You can also try prying the crack open a little, this helped me somewhat too.
Todd

C3 Shark Tank

Steve,

I had the same problem, do as Todd said but do it carefully! Just a slight bit should work, then start them on an angle. Also before you put them on you might want to grind off the 2 rings that the clamping bolt goes through and use step clamps instead, if you tighten them with the bolt they're a real mother to get off later. And if you put anti-sieze in there it's going to blow out all over the place and it makes a big mess, don't ask how I know :lol: If you want a picture of the clamps let me know, you can get them from Jim or I'll get you some if you want them.

Chuck Harmon

Steve,

I know what you are going through. I thought it was 2 steps forward, 3 steps back. Without banging on anything, work the pipe at a slight angle and pay very close attention to any out of roundness to the fit. I mean slight. Massage any slight bind area with a block of wood. I used a short length of wooden closet rod and carefully leveraged from the inside of the pipe to correct any high or low spots on either the pipe or the tube. I used a layer of grease too. It didn't take long for me to correct all the little hangs since the metal is so soft. Once started, slow rocking back and forth finally worked the pipe into place. After a dozen on and off assemblies, it's not too bad anymore.

I am very anxious to hear about your first real test run!

Chuck

yellow 72

I had to remove the coating from the inside flange of the side tube, it was the preferred method of assembly vs. brute force :smash:
I always coat this area with anti-seize anyway and never have removal problems :cheers:

Steve Straus

How did you remove the coating?

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Steve

yellow 72

I used one of those 3M abrasive wheels chucked in a die grinder :cheers:

Steve Straus

Off to the parts store I go.

Thanks