Any tips for getting the clamp back on between the driver's side primary/secondary do

BSdoc · 05-14-2021, 12:37 AM

A buddy and mine tried for a long time to get this clamp aligned and secured...I just can't seem to get it on. Any tips? Thanks.

GTATX · 05-14-2021, 08:26 AM

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Originally Posted by BSdoc

A buddy and mine tried for a long time to get this clamp aligned and secured...I just can't seem to get it on. Any tips? Thanks.

It's not that easy but one way is to leave the primary lose on engine side then connect it to secondary and then re connect the primary again on engine side. Those clamps are hard to install regardless

BSdoc · 05-14-2021, 08:41 AM

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Originally Posted by GTATX

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Originally Posted by BSdoc

A buddy and mine tried for a long time to get this clamp aligned and secured...I just can't seem to get it on. Any tips? Thanks.

It's not that easy but one way is to leave the primary lose on engine side then connect it to secondary and then re connect the primary again on engine side. Those clamps are hard to install regardless

Yeah it's just the getting the clamp positioned and the screw started that's the issue. Getting the pipes aligned is easy...but I can't fit more than one hand back there to work with the clamp, and then you can't see anything. Didn't know if there's a tool or techniques to use that I haven't thought of. Would be nice to get clamp around the pipe with screw barely started and then push the clamp over the connection when aligned...but I don't think that's possible

MOHCTP · 05-14-2021, 01:07 PM

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Originally Posted by BSdoc

Yeah it's just the getting the clamp positioned and the screw started that's the issue. Getting the pipes aligned is easy...but I can't fit more than one hand back there to work with the clamp, and then you can't see anything. Didn't know if there's a tool or techniques to use that I haven't thought of. Would be nice to get clamp around the pipe with screw barely started and then push the clamp over the connection when aligned...but I don't think that's possible

Make sure everything is loose , all brackets on primaries, even loosen up primary clamps a little just enough so the wiggle a little bit, secondary to exhaust clamps, those 4 nuts that hold secondaries (11 or 12mm are loose ) you should have no problems i did downpipes twice on f90 diddnt have problems with clamps at all .

BSdoc · 05-14-2021, 09:58 PM

Thanks for the help guys. Got the new downpipes in finally. Had a BMW wizard come help and made me feel all sorts of inadequate haha.

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