I promise that purchasing new clamps is unecessary provided your current clamps are in proper working order.

It's a glorified hose clamp (not in exact design, but in principle). You can reuse it until it's stripped.

Well... everyone liked the sound of the new pipes. I'm still a little nervous due to the volume... but I gotta say, for $100 shipped these Cycle Shacks sound perdy nice.

Two buddies want me to look up some Cycle Shacks for their bikes. So I suppose thus far that was $100 well spent.

Thanks again everyone.

 

I hope you got a new set of muffler clamps and did not reuse the old ones, like I did, [sm=bangbang.gif]because you'll have to keep tightening them or they'll fall off. Go ahead and spend the extra $16.00 for a set of new clamps ( like I finally did) and you are set.

 

There is a torque spec for those clamps and it takes a lot
to reach it. I wouldnotre-use them more then once.

 

I used the same clamps. I don't want to give out bad advice to people... so please someone pipe up and explain why these clamps will not be able to hold their original torque value once reinstalled.

I re-used the original clamps because I was unaware of this potential issue. Not because I was unwilling to spend $20 on new clamps. That'sa small price to pay to keep a part attached to my bike!

 

Bry, I don't know why they don't, but I know from experience they do not stay tight reused. Go ahead and get new and slap them on, you'll have peaceof mind. The torque is 60 foot-lbs. I highly recommend getting a torque wrench for this.

Labfreak

 

Thanks labfreak and everyone else for this important info... I'll go offeveryone'sexperience, and not take the chance. New clamps for me! [sm=goodidea.gif]

 

As I said....... the clamps are ok to re-use once if properly
torqued. I would have a new set on hand in case you need
to remove the mufflers in the future.
I've heard of the clamp bolts breaking with repeated use.

 

I am always switching pipes around, after trying several, I have gone back to plain old cycle shack slip ons on all my bikes. They are cheap, sound good, and work fine. Dont think I can tell the difference in power between those and Vance&Hines 2 into 1.I think theygive a more traditional Harley sound, Just a hair raspy, slight chirpy sound like the old bikes. Same "hose clamps" for ten years on the Heritage never a problem. Just did a tour all over Montana at high speeds, still tight.
Here are the directions:
1- loosen clamps, remove bolts holding mufflers on.
2- Pull mufflers off
3- Install new mufflers
4- Put in bolts, tighten bolts and clamps

 

Are the clamps on your "ten year old" Heritage the same
as on the new Harley's?

 

So you switched from stock mufflers to Screamin Eagles but kept the same pipes?