Seal on Hindle Rear Pipes

[davesax36]

So things are going way better with my screwy bike. Now I'm just trying to figure out how to get the stupid rear pipes on this Hindle 4-1 to seal.

This is not a small leak we're talking about here. It's actually blowing the weird exhaust tape around that I put on them to try to seal it up.

I'm going to try to stretch some silicone tape around them tomorrow to see if that will seal, but I'm wondering if anyone else has had a really hard time trying to get the pipes to seat properly. Also, they are used, and I think got hit from the side at some point. There is no visible kink in that huge pipe. Just the can.

 

[Traumahawk]

Is this to seal to the head......or to seal a joint?

 

[davesax36]

Seal the joint. The rear pipes slip fit into the midpipe/can part.

 

[Traumahawk]

On my kerker....to get a good seal on the joints, I put red RTV right at the joint, and then put the joint together. I got a good seal when I started the bike up.

That system was also used that i bought from Sean.

 

[one2dmax]

If you get a leak at the slip joints I'd say to simply get a tube of 100% silicon from the hardware store and use that. Put a bead about the pipe and push it into the joint which will draw the silicon in along the pipe and create the seal. 100% silicon doesn't burn and is available in a variety of colors and a lot cheaper then the automotive RTV.

Sean

 

[davesax36]

If you get a leak at the slip joints I'd say to simply get a tube of 100% silicon from the hardware store and use that. Put a bead about the pipe and push it into the joint which will draw the silicon in along the pipe and create the seal. 100% silicon doesn't burn and is available in a variety of colors and a lot cheaper then the automotive RTV.

Sean

I'll try that. I was hoping to not have to remove them. They were a pain to get on the first time. Maybe it'll be easier the second time around.