Help - How do i re-fit my standard can?

Hello All,

I'm selling my sv, and wanted to take off my blue titanium fuel can to sell to some lucky person on this forum. I bought a reconnection sleeve from Fuel like this one.

As you can see - it only comes with one clamp type thingy. Both ends have those groove type thingies that you can see in the pic. I would have thought i would need 2 clamps to grip both parts of the standard exhust. Or do i just use the clamp in the middle? I wouldn't have thought that would be very secure and the grooves on both ends of the reconnection sleeve would be visable.

Originally Posted by New Leaf

Hello All,

I'm selling my sv, and wanted to take off my blue titanium fuel can to sell to some lucky person on this forum. I bought a reconnection sleeve from Fuel like this one.

As you can see - it only comes with one clamp type thingy. Both ends have those groove type thingies that you can see in the pic. I would have thought i would need 2 clamps to grip both parts of the standard exhust. Or do i just use the clamp in the middle? I wouldn't have thought that would be very secure and the grooves on both ends of the reconnection sleeve would be visable.

Yes you need two clamps.

grr - thought so. why do they only supply it with 1? i had been so impressed with Fuel up till now.

[Paul the 6th]

just looks like a polished jubilee clip? - should be able to pick one up from b&q or halfords or a motor trade type outlet - could be worth googling & ringing around places in your area then you can pop along and try the size

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Originally Posted by New Leaf

grr - thought so. why do they only supply it with 1? i had been so impressed with Fuel up till now.

They send one as they more than likely assume that you still have the one they sent you with the can, hence having the two you require.

Originally Posted by graemepaterson

They send one as they more than likely assume that you still have the one they sent you with the can, hence having the two you require.

Good point.

I wouldn't use the jubilee type clips as they are crap and you can't tighten them up properly. I would be more inclined to buy a proper exhaust clamp. I believe (know) there is someone on eBay that sells them for peanuts (cheap).

See here

when i did mine i found, that the pipe was very tight, and did not need clamps, although the link pipe i used was a bit longer

but it looked better without the 2 clamps

Originally Posted by hovis

when i did mine i found, that the pipe was very tight, and did not need clamps, although the link pipe i used was a bit longer

but it looked better without the 2 clamps

Hmmm Bodged springs to mind.

Originally Posted by BigApe

Hmmm Bodged springs to mind.

shhhhhhhhhhhh


it was a real tight fit. and both the can and pipe are bolted in position