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07-15-2018 09:11 PM |
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Originally Posted by bullojm1
(Post 1266837)
Hi Michael,
After I installed the flange around the intake tube, I placed the O-ring in first, and then the retaining metal ring on top of the o-ring. I then pushed down on the metal ring to make it flush with the top of the flange and o-ring.
This made installation pretty easy, as it all wanted to stay together.
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Got my parts last week and installed a couple on the Rocket today. I tried Mike's method above (well, similar) as well as "my" original method to compare. First off, either one is comically easy to do on a straight tube, parallel valve. Hard to complain about one method being "harder" when at worst, it's less than a 5 minute job per tube. That said, I think Mike's method of pre loading the seal assembly into the retainer and tube, then bolting the whole thing to the head is the best way to go. This is opposed to hanging the tube/retainer by the two bolts THEN slipping the O ring assembly into the gap. The one caveat to this is that I load the o ring onto the inner retainer (looks like a little mototcycle tire) and drop this into the tube retainer (or slip it into the gap). The inner retainer (or "rim" if you prefer) has a concave groove cut which holds the O ring pretty securely (like a tire).
At any rate, its just easy, easy, easy, and I expect this is the end of the age induced induction leaks.
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