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Pollock · 06-28-2011, 03:13 PM

I tightened my exhaust clamps on my flow master exhaust until the clamp ends bottomed out. Did I do the right thing? Or did I overtighten. The insturctions said nothing about that if I remeber right.

BWood · 06-28-2011, 03:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Pollock

I tightened my exhaust clamps on my flow master exhaust until the clamp ends bottomed out. Did I do the right thing? Or did I overtighten. The insturctions said nothing about that if I remeber right.

Damn! Did you use an impact or something! I didn't get anywhere near bottoming them out and mine is nice and tight. I would think they might have sent you the wrong size clamps. Either that or I need to seriously consider Wheaties.

Pollock · 06-30-2011, 09:14 AM

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Originally Posted by BWood

Damn! Did you use an impact or something! I didn't get anywhere near bottoming them out and mine is nice and tight. I would think they might have sent you the wrong size clamps. Either that or I need to seriously consider Wheaties.

I did it by hand with a ratchet.

Eric Baker · 06-30-2011, 08:24 PM

Ideally, you want them to bottom out on the spacer. That's why the spacer is shaped the way it is, and the clamps curved like they are. They are made to stretch when tightened, and are fully tightened when the clamp ends bottom out in the "reaction block", or the spacer in the middle. You did it correctly.

Pollock · 06-30-2011, 09:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Eric Baker

Ideally, you want them to bottom out on the spacer. That's why the spacer is shaped the way it is, and the clamps curved like they are. They are made to stretch when tightened, and are fully tightened when the clamp ends bottom out in the "reaction block", or the spacer in the middle. You did it correctly.

Good I can sleep at night

06-28-2011, 03:13 PM	#1
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06-30-2011, 08:24 PM	#4
Eric Baker Drives: Black/Black 2SS/RS 6M Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Boston MA Posts: 987 View My Garage	Ideally, you want them to bottom out on the spacer. That's why the spacer is shaped the way it is, and the clamps curved like they are. They are made to stretch when tightened, and are fully tightened when the clamp ends bottom out in the "reaction block", or the spacer in the middle. You did it correctly.