AO

Hey gang!

Giovanni sold be his RMB when we were at SITM. Before the even, he talked me into installing it. Broke out the wrenches, and with a little persuation I managed to break the bolt off with the nut firmly rusted to it.

So at that point I abandonded the installation and have not touched it since. I was looking online and that clamp is like $50 or more. Do I need to replace the entire clamp or can I just get a new bolt and nut? Anyone BTDT? If I can just replace the bolt and nut, what size should I get?

I'd kinda like to install it for this weekend's Sharks in Hell (Fresh Water Frenzy) and wake up the neighborhood.

jon928se

You need an M8x75mm bolt and M8 Nut plus two washers per clamp.

I'ld use stainless but zinc plate is probably good enough.

You could probably get away with a 70mm bolt but it can be hard to squeeze the clamp tight enough by hand to start the nut on the threads.

Cheers

dr bob

Ducking already--

8mm is the same as 5/16 + 0.003", so you coud sub in a 3" long steel bolt that's already a bit rusty. Hey, you'll break the threds and the nut off next time, so who cares if it was metric or USS when it was installed?

Garth S

I just changed an exhaust tip on a 993 this evening - same clamp style & bolt size: use a Dremel cut-off wheel to snap the bolt in the middle where the ring clamp faces meet. The clamp can then be removed and the pieces twisted out. A stainless 2.5" long 5/16" bolt gave lots of thread on the reinstall.

AO

Cool! Thanks guys. Off to the Home depot... actually, I think I'll go to Lowes (cuter check out girls).

AO

She's installed! One of the clamps looks like it's about ready to fail, so if you know anyone that has one laying around, I'll take it - In fct the other one didn't look too good either, so I'd take two!

I took a quick video of it just to give you a sense of what it sounds like. It was 10pm when I fired it up so I couldn't rev it too much out of fear of retaliation.

RMB Install

k1woods

that is too cool!

k1woods 84 S2

redpathtribe

Very Cool Andrew

Sounds great. Interesting thing though, sound quality probably really doesn't do it justice, but I noticed that at startup and when you revved it, the camera moved noticeably... can you say ground shaking exhaust... gotta love it

Gotta get me an X-pipe for the GT!

Benton

Haha... I love that grin on your face; that's exactly how I feel when I do something like that. Sounds great.

Darien

Very nice Andrew

I just re-insatlled my muffler after running the RMB for over 1 year. I wanted to hear my engine again, and man did I forget how quiet she runs

Bill Ball

That does sound good. RMB works with some x-pipes better than others.

Big Dave

Love the hand movements! Middle-aged man giving the Slayer.

chaadster

Sweet...great vid, Andrew! I can't wait to hear it on Saturday.

AO

What? I thought you had to work the wedding? Did Mac write you a get out of jail note?

chaadster

Naw...I still gotta work, but I'll have a couple of hours to spend at the event, so I'll be there first thing in the a.m.