Just installed my hindle exhaust and it leaks... solutions?

[xohennessy]

Hi everyone, I am new here and just wanted to share somethings with you all... I finally got my hindle exhaust and installed it today and when tested it blows some air out of the joint... I figured it will since it did not come with any gasket in between or any kind of joint sealant. I read some postings and saw that this is a common issue and dont know what kind of sealant I should use to prevent the leak.. thnx

 

[Capt John]

Had the same problem with my Hinlde. I kept tightening down and got the slip joint out of round (ovaled it). I used Permatex muffler sealer and let it cure overnight and so far it has been holding. No leaks. Check out these threads.
http://www.spyderlovers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12655&highlight=permatex+muffler+sealer
http://www.spyderlovers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12907&highlight=hindle

 

[BumbleBee]

Hi everyone, I am new here and just wanted to share somethings with you all... I finally got my hindle exhaust and installed it today and when tested it blows some air out of the joint... I figured it will since it did not come with any gasket in between or any kind of joint sealant. I read some postings and saw that this is a common issue and dont know what kind of sealant I should use to prevent the leak.. thnx

welcome:congrats: Enjoy your ride!!!

 

[Bersquack]

welcome

 

[fastfraser]

:congrats:welcome:spyder2n

 

[ataDude]

Hi everyone, I am new here and just wanted to share somethings with you all... I finally got my hindle exhaust and installed it today and when tested it blows some air out of the joint... I figured it will since it did not come with any gasket in between or any kind of joint sealant. I read some postings and saw that this is a common issue and dont know what kind of sealant I should use to prevent the leak.. thnx

First, welcome.

If the slip joint is not "slotted" (Lamont just found this problem in the last few days), my recommendation is to slice four (4) 1" slots (or slightly less than the band clamp's width) in the end, 90* apart. You can use a saw or even a Dremel to cut the slots. Then seal with hi-temp RTV, clamp it up and let it set overnight to prevent blowing the sealant out.

It seems that Hindle has either changed their design (for the worse) or have a bunch of mufflers out in the market that had the slots unintentionally omitted from the manufacturing process.

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[Lamonster]

:agree: and welcome

 

[Some Guy]

welcome

 

[xohennessy]

:agree: and welcome

Thank you all, I guess thats what I have to do, hope this will fix the problem... I have been getting some backfires here n there but I am assuming its normal...

 

[Dragonrider]

Seems to be on mine - one of these days I'll add the JB, which I've heard fixes that issue, as well as the uneven idle..