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Subject: Re: Exhaust Header LockNuts

Author: Tim Crump

Date: Nov 20, 2000, 2:01 PM

Post ID: 1704055955

Hey Ian,

When I was in the Navy, I found that a fire hose spanner, or wrench, works
perfectly on the nuts that have slots. You can get them cheap from anywhere
that supplys fire fighters, like:

www.galls.com

Galls has folding ones
Tim Crump
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Ian Adkins" <iadk-@hotmail.com>
To: <Loopfram-@topica.com>
Sent: Sunday, November 19, 2000 9:09 PM
Subject: Re: Exhaust Header LockNuts


 
Hi Keith,

I went with the locking ones on my 70 Ambo but have the standard ones on
my
 69 Ambo. So far both have held fast. What I do is smear the threads with
high temp Permatex sealant. Seems to work well. What I really need is a
decent wrench that will fit the ring notches. I plan on making one but
would
 prefer to buy one if the price was reasonable.

One problem I have had is that the header gets loose. The nut is tight but
I
 guess not tight enough so the header can move a bit. There is a long
distance from the header to the muffler so I went with getting a set of
the
 header to frame brackets. I bought mine from MG Cycle for $12 each and I
am
 sure the other shops like MG Classics has them as well.

Hope this helps...Ian

 
Greetings Fellow Loopers,

Wanted to get y'alls thoughts on exhaust header locknuts. I have read
and heard about the problems the Loopframes had with the header pipes
vibrating the exhaust nuts loose, resulting in stripped cylinder head
threads. I have seen the locking nut assy at I think Harpers, $37
each!! OUCH!! I was going to bid on some sort of header pipe to frame
bracket that was just on e-bay, but I missed the boat, forgot about the
auction until 15 minutes after it ended. What are y'all doing with your
bikes? Does pretty much everyone have some sort of protection against
the header nut coming loose, and if so, what is the recommended device
to cure it (locking nut, header-to-frame bracket)? I have also heard of
people drilling a hole in a cylinder fin and screwing a chain to it and
the header nut. Should I worry about this or not?

Thanx,

Keith Ruff
71 Police Amabassador - NJ

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