Slip-on exhaust link pipe….tight fit.

[mixedup]

Any tips on installing a link pipe onto a header pipe? I normally use anti-seize, but this one is a tight fit. Wondering if I should use grease of some kind?

Help!

 

[Lightcycle]

Maybe try hitting it with heat?

 

[mixedup]

I’m willing to try anything at this point….it’s close, but not loose enough to get it all the way on and reposition if needed

 

[Relax]

Which brand? Maybe contact them to see if you got the wrong part?

 

[GreyGhost]

File to bevel the edges, heat on the female fitting and if those don't work, an expander in the female fitting to make a little more space.

 

[LBV]

Any exhaust shop will have an expander to widen it up just a tad.

 

[mixedup]

Which brand? Maybe contact them to see if you got the wrong part?

Akrapovic. There are 2 link pipes (it’s a Triumph Scrambler). The other is easier…so probably the right part. It’s also awkward to work with.

Going to try again, but I’ve also ordered a cheap expander that should work on the flanged end and do the trick.

 

[LBV]

Do you really mean on the FLANGED end? Sample below. Or do you mean on the female end? An expander won't work on the flanged end.

 

[mixedup]

Do you really mean on the FLANGED end? Sample below. Or do you mean on the female end? An expander won't work on the flanged end.

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Female end. It’s the mid-pipe connection.

Heat might work too….it had been stored in the cold basement for months and only brought out yesterday to install. But figured I would pick up an expander just in case.

 

[backmarkerducati]

Try heating it up before you try to expand it.