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exhaust leaks at muffler joints

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Other then welding your pipes onto the mufflers , whats a good simple way of sealing up those small leaks ?? you slip in a thin gage piece of sheet metal around a pipe before putting on muffler , you tighten the heck out of the clamp and its great for a week or so ... then it happens!
So I want to know ... what are some of your ways of getting rid ofthat small leak once and for all ??
 
lrgguy said:
Other then welding your pipes onto the mufflers , whats a good simple way of sealing up those small leaks ?? you slip in a thin gage piece of sheet metal around a pipe before putting on muffler , you tighten the heck out of the clamp and its great for a week or so ... then it happens!
So I want to know ... what are some of your ways of getting rid ofthat small leak once and for all ??
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I was using muffler sealant goop in a tube (from an auto parts stotre), slathered on the mating parts. Worked pretty well for a while, then would start to separate & leak again.

Finally had my welder friend seal it up & no leaks since!
 
I didn't think he's talking about the stock exhaust but I may be wrong. He's talking about a joint between the muffler and the pipe and I thought that most, if not all, GS's had a continuous pipe from header to muffler on the outside pipes. Some clarification would help though.
 
dude99 said:
Try some high heat sealant, like this stuff:
http://www.permatex.com/products-2/...-temperature-rtv-silicone-gasket-maker-detail

Smear it heavily over the areas that slide over each other and clamp it together and let it cure, it should seal the joint up.
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Yeah I saw that exact product and had it in my hand , then thought silicone .... nah !! And put it back down ..
So it worked ok did it ? I bet its a pain to clean when you do finally have access to a welder to weld it ..
 
chuck hahn said:
Why not just spring for the real gaskets???
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These pipes and mac slip on's were on tye bike when I got the bike !! Not sure there is a real gasket for how this is setup ? Buddy had foil tape wrapped around the pipe 100 times to build it up to the od of the mac slip on ..
In the mean time I found a pipe that fits snug in the slip onand clamps good when around the main pipe , but it has the smallest leak and I just want to seal it up !! Plan on selling this bike once my gs1000e is up and running
 
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