DAKn2 Posted March 2, 2010 #1 Posted March 2, 2010 I am going to replace my Cobra slash cut drag pipe mufflers (soon to be for sale) with the original OEM mufflers on my 97 Royal Star Classic. When I look at the parts diagram (see attached) for the exhaust, it looks as if I need to replace as many as 10 gaskets just by changing mufflers (parts 2; 6(2); 10; 14(2); 18(2) and 22(2)) at a cost of approx $160 delivered which is almost as much as I paid for the OEM mufflers! Does anyone know exactly which gaskets truly need to be replaced when changing back to all 4 OEM mufflers? I'd obviously like to have them on-hand when I do the swap. Thanks!
StarFan Posted March 2, 2010 #2 Posted March 2, 2010 Dan, save yourself the trouble changing the gaskets to begin with. It is not a time consuming job to take the mufflers off and install the OEM. So just replace the mufflers and check for leaks and popping. If there are no leaks then don´t change a single one. Check the condition of the gaskets when you dissasemble and if they look real bad (I doubt it) then replace them. Clean all the gaskets and the touching points before assembly and you should be fine. I have done this on my 1998 Tour Classic and had no leaks at all and did not need to change any gaskets. Tighten everything according to specs. I am going to replace my Cobra slash cut drag pipe mufflers (soon to be for sale) with the original OEM mufflers on my 97 Royal Star Classic. When I look at the parts diagram (see attached) for the exhaust, it looks as if I need to replace as many as 10 gaskets just by changing mufflers (parts 2; 6(2); 10; 14(2); 18(2) and 22(2)) at a cost of approx $160 delivered which is almost as much as I paid for the OEM mufflers! Does anyone know exactly which gaskets truly need to be replaced when changing back to all 4 OEM mufflers? I'd obviously like to have them on-hand when I do the swap. Thanks!
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