Front pipe leaking and vibration noise

[Terrence R]

Originally Posted by Moto7man

A few light taps with a rubber mallet should work.

That's what I though. 2 hours later, I gave up on those o-rings. Hey: I wonder if I took the whole flange off, put the o rings on it, and throw it in the freezer for a day if it'll shrink it up enough. Maybe I could even heat up the pipe a bit with a small torch

[Neil E.]

If you could get a sleeve that's the same size or only slightly larger than the pipe ID, you could bevel the sleeve, grease the orings and force the parts together. Leave it for a day and the orings will change profile enough to allow the pipe to be pushed on.

[Terrence R]

Originally Posted by Neil E.

If you could get a sleeve that's the same size or only slightly larger than the pipe ID, you could bevel the sleeve, grease the orings and force the parts together. Leave it for a day and the orings will change profile enough to allow the pipe to be pushed on.

Good point. That could be worth trying.

[Jakobi]

Or remove the silencer. Sometimes the added friction (and any misalignment) here can also add to issues with the header pushing on. I've noticed this on the new chasis.

[smitten]

Thanks again for all your info.

Cheers