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Originally Posted by BILL WILLIAMSON
Rub grease inside the clamp & tap it as you tighten it. Buy the better quality clamp.
Has anyone tried the new clamp, that has NO nuts?
Bill Quiet
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I agree with the tapping, i can hold the muffler up by hand and assemble the clamp and snug down the bolts then lightly tap the two halves together, amazing how much further they will tighten.
See the no nuts one creates the problem that all modern cars have: broken off bolts when in 10 years you have to replace the exhaust or remove it for some other reason. Worst case scenario for henrys design is a cutoff wheel to cut some bolts and reuse the clamp and less than $2 of new bolts.
There is a right way up to the clamp also - I wonder if people put them on upside down and that distorts the muffler side flange so when they realize its upside down or its not fitting THEN try to correctly install it it wont seal correctly.