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taysidedragon:

--- Quote from: THUNDERDOWNUNDER on October 25, 2019, 01:52:38 AM ---Thanks taysidedragon , invaluable help there . Yes I was thinking of useing a bit of heat on the collector box to help get the pipes in as they seem reluctant to fit . Did you push them to a stop or is it see how you go ? Hope you didn’t get any leaks .i wonder if the clamps (Silvers )are selling would help seal it ? Rob .
 

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Mine slid in nicely with a good close fit. I pushed them in as far as they would go but had to ease a couple back out a little to adjust the fit to the head. No leaks.

THUNDERDOWNUNDER:
Thanks these are. going to be a challenge but if they can put a man on the moon I can sort this out !

Laverda Dave:
As Tayside said in an earlier reply, they are an absolute pig to fit and you will get angry >:(!  You will think they are bent or twisted and not to spec but they are! Mine kept hitting the sump pan and it took forever to get enough clearance.  Don't do anything up tight (including the exhaust collars at the head) until you have everything aligned and then go around tightening the clamps etc in stages checking clearances all the time. A bike lift makes things a lot easier, I spent most of the day on the floor!

THUNDERDOWNUNDER:
Thanks Laverda , I am having trouble just getting the pipes to fit into the collector box so if it’s going to be a bastard with the rest of the set up I may have to set aside a weekend to have a go . You would think as the pipes are all numberd it would be a breeze so thanks for the warnings . In God we trust . All others pay cash .

THUNDERDOWNUNDER:
Well it’s a nice day here 35 degrees in the shade . Left the Collector box in the sun for a few hours and had to wear gloves to pick it up . Put cold down pipe to collector box just managed to get it started a few mill and that was it . Maybe I need a hotter day ?

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