New Gaskets Or Not?

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  1. Par-Archer

    Par-Archer New Member

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    I’d like to wrap my pipes on a ‘16 Thruxton. Do I need new exhaust gaskets?
     
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    I would replace them, don’t cost much and will save the hassle of possibly having to strip it all down again.
     
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    I would agree and replace them also. After all, you'll never have a better time to do it!
     
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    I suppose if they stay in place you will get away with it. If they fall out you will need to replace
     
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    Also be aware on exhausts really it is best practice to retighten any manifold bolts/nuts after a couple of heat cycles have settled things down.
     
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    Just that if they are fully crushed and not compressed parallel, there is more likely to be a leak than if they mate up exactly
    as they were originally . I suppose it depends how much they were tightened initially
     
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    Not just tightened but more importantly how true the alignment was. Engineering tolerances sometimes cancel each other but not often.
     
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