Fitting new exhaust - SV650.org

17-02-10, 05:57 PM

Sorry if this has been posted before, earler today my street extreme arrived and it says to use a little bit of silicon on the joints, is it necessary to do this? Or would some lock tight be usable?
Cheers
Dan

maviczap · 17-02-10, 06:00 PM

Not loctite, you can get little tubes of exhaust sealant, but see how it fits first, you probably won't need any

Sid Squid · 17-02-10, 06:03 PM

The silicon sealant is to do just that - seal the joins. Locktight comes in tiny, (and expensive!), amounts, and isn't suitable for the task.

That said if you have no suitable sealant and don't wish to buy any, and assuming it's just an end-can you're fitting, then fit it and see if it leaks, the chances are it'll be fine without sealing it.

17-02-10, 06:04 PM

Ok thanks for the reply. I did wonder if it was worth getting the silicon as any online fitting instructions had not mentioned it.

17-02-10, 06:05 PM

And yes is just an end can
cheers

17-02-10, 05:57 PM	#1
metalhead19 Guest Posts: n/a	Fitting new exhaust Sorry if this has been posted before, earler today my street extreme arrived and it says to use a little bit of silicon on the joints, is it necessary to do this? Or would some lock tight be usable? Cheers Dan

17-02-10, 06:00 PM	#2
maviczap Member Mega Poster Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 9,097	Re: Fitting new exhaust Not loctite, you can get little tubes of exhaust sealant, but see how it fits first, you probably won't need any __________________ We're riding out tonight to case the promised land Make everyday count RIP Reeder - Jolly Green Giant and comedy genius

17-02-10, 06:03 PM	#3
Sid Squid No, I don't lend tools. Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Skunk Works, Nth London Posts: 8,680	Re: Fitting new exhaust The silicon sealant is to do just that - seal the joins. Locktight comes in tiny, (and expensive!), amounts, and isn't suitable for the task. That said if you have no suitable sealant and don't wish to buy any, and assuming it's just an end-can you're fitting, then fit it and see if it leaks, the chances are it'll be fine without sealing it. __________________ If an SV650 has a flat tyre in the forest and no-one is there to blow it up, how long will it be 'til someone posts that the reg/rec is duff and the world will end unless a CBR unit is fitted? A little bit of knowledge = a dangerous thing. "a deathless anthem of nuclear-strength romantic angst"

17-02-10, 06:04 PM	#4
metalhead19 Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Fitting new exhaust Ok thanks for the reply. I did wonder if it was worth getting the silicon as any online fitting instructions had not mentioned it.

17-02-10, 06:05 PM	#5
metalhead19 Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Fitting new exhaust And yes is just an end can cheers

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