Repacking renegade cans - what sealant?
 

I'll popped my cans apart for repacking, and I'm looking to replace the original sealant.
The howto mentions that it's silicone. But what type/brand etc? I'm guess house hold stuff won't cope with the temps.

I've got some holts firegum, but I'm ideally looking for something that drys clear.
Any suggestion.

standard bathroom silicone is what is normally recommended.

:shock: I'm suprised by that! Didn't think I would cope with the heat! - Can I use it to do the other exhaust seals - or will that be too hot?

I couldn't say, I just know that in threads where people ask which sealant to use in an exhaust, everybody always advises standard bathroom silicone sealant.

Kinesin -last time I repacked your cans I used B&Q clear silicone sealent - I also used it when I fitted my Remus cans to the SV1000.

HTH

Matt

I've used standard sillicon for years now, althouygh i'd advocate not using it on the pipe joints - always used copper grease there.

Yep - standard bathroom silicon sealant should do just fine... I used it on the joints of my Scorpion can on the SV and it worked a charm...

Didn't work quite so well on the joints of the Triumph though - went black and got blown out straight away! Perhaps I didn't leave it to set long enough but I still have a leak in my exhaust! I must get round to trying something else! :roll:

Yep as above really i had my cans on my SV done about 2 months ago and they use pretty much normal bathroom stuff.

Automotive stores have silicone sealant... You know, the red , blue, black stuff. Each color is for a different temp. On the same rack there will be clear. It's good up to 600 degrees.

cheers

If you can find Permatex Ultra Copper High Temp RTV Silicone Gasket Maker. I think that might be better for mufflers and exhaust joints. It has a 24 hour cure time at 70 degrees F. temp and 50% relative humidity. It will resist temperature extremes as high as 700 degrees F. temp.
Cheers!