OK guys, trying to re-install my exhaust and of course as many of you know from experience I'm having a hard time installing the new exhaust port gaskets. I know they are a bioatch to install but come on. I have an '06 883C and the dealer gave me part number 65324-83B, is this the correct part number? Any advice would be great.

Thanks,
Danielle

 

Little dish soap and they will slide right in.....

 

I just put on a new exhaust and got some Screamin Eagle Gaskets...I used a bent pair of needle nosed pliers and gently pushed them in with the curved side as not to damage them. No problems.

 

Yes, that's the correct gasket & like thegrants82 said - smear a little dish soap on them & push in evenly. Takes a few "choice" words, but they'll go in.

 

Along with soap, use something like a cap (inverted) of a spray can to push (evenly) on the gasket.

 

Yeah they are a PITA!!!!! for sure and they will go in and it does seem they are not the right ones for the bike. Next time I'm going to try the SE gaskets. One thing I did that helped a bit was put them in the freezer for a few hours and it shinks them a tad.

 

The Screamin Eagle Gaskets are the best way to go.

 

I used the SE this weekend, they popped right in no problem!

 

+1 on the SE gaskets. Using them was the only way I could get my V&H pipe to line up correctly. Those wire mesh things are a PITA. Plus, if you don't get them just right, or over torque the exhaust flange nuts, they will protrude in to the port and cause a loss of HP. (Hillside Cycle explains this well on their website.)

 

The SE gaskets are wire mesh.