shadyonedeath

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I seems that everytime I replace them (which as been around 12 times now), they always leak after riding over hills/bumps/pot holes that twist the chassis around.

Whats the secret? Am I getting the wrong part? My choice were the ROL type from Oreily's, that are thicker than the Fel-pro type. But im up to my neck with these things...such a ****ty design. It seems like they always get warped unevenly inside the gasket groove from heat/torque/unknown.


I tighten the bolts one at time @ small increments to get a even press. But even when I replace them, they're always warped/uneven/un-parallel to the flange at certain locations of the gasket groove.

MAXIMA_STYLE

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Oem....

T_Behr904

Worn motor mounts can also cause the exhaust to shift around excessively. Wouldn't hurt to check that out.

wirelessdude04

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Yea alot of vibrations will cause that

JSutter

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RTV red

njmaxseltd

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If any of the flange mating surfaces are not flat, the gasket will blow out at the weak spot.
I had to replace my main cat just recently because of this.

Dhione

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I took my y pipe to autozone and looked at all of there gaskets and found a nice set of metel ones that i have not had any leaks with.

carsnwomen91

... ugh they're supposed to be metal lol. Only on a scooter will you see a non metallic exhaust gasket. You shouldnt be replacing it so many times, I have whatever warpspeed gave me and they work fine. Id go with oem... then follow tbehr's suggestion cause that's really excessive gasket wear

ShocknAwe

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lol a Cattman Y with good flanges