Exhaust tightness at flange


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Posted by don in nh [207.121.73.19] on Thursday, October 17, 2013 at 14:10:07 :

Hi all,

My 230 exhaust pipe flange has a clamp which can be tightened to squeeze it onto the pipe. The manifold bolts go through this flange/clamp.

When fully tightened, the clamping is not enough such that it grips the exhaust pipe very well. Should the exhaust pipe be rigid relative to the pipe flange, or is there a little big of wiggle which will then be taken up by the compression of the gasket via the manifold bolts?

I can trip down the clamp if it needs to be rigid, but I was wonder if the wiggle was necessary to keep it from breaking.

Thanks,

don



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