T-bolt V Band coupling question
T-bolt V Band coupling question So, I smacked my crossover pipe (connects from passenger side header to turbo flange) really hard trying to slowly get out of a parking lot I shouldn't have gone in... It hugs my tranny and has been pressed to be more "oval," but I am lowered an inch. I heard the smash and drove home very slowly.
When I get home, I jack up the car and remove the pipe... It was dented but it still looks good (no holes!) lol.
However, my V band clamps had some black gunk, not much but they did, along the inside of the V inside the clamps' three sections. Small leak?
I put one side back on, but when I was putting the other, I over tightened it and it ******* snapped the T-bolt with the nut still attached... I guess I was paranoid about a possible leak and got carried away.
So I took it all off again since I'm making a trip to Napa tomorrow (don't even remember the size of the clamp, so I'm hoping they'll tell me, taking the broken one), but I was wondering if I should add some type of gasket where the pipes' ends meet the others? Maybe some kind of high temp sealant? Should I put some in the V or a thin line on the pipes' flanges or both?
Any thoughts? Thanks fellas.
When I get home, I jack up the car and remove the pipe... It was dented but it still looks good (no holes!) lol.
However, my V band clamps had some black gunk, not much but they did, along the inside of the V inside the clamps' three sections. Small leak?
I put one side back on, but when I was putting the other, I over tightened it and it ******* snapped the T-bolt with the nut still attached... I guess I was paranoid about a possible leak and got carried away.
So I took it all off again since I'm making a trip to Napa tomorrow (don't even remember the size of the clamp, so I'm hoping they'll tell me, taking the broken one), but I was wondering if I should add some type of gasket where the pipes' ends meet the others? Maybe some kind of high temp sealant? Should I put some in the V or a thin line on the pipes' flanges or both?
Any thoughts? Thanks fellas.
I appreciate that smokinhawk...
I will just do it flange to flange and see if it stays cleaner next time... Time to order one while my car sits on jackstands... ******* nobody has these things locally.
I will just do it flange to flange and see if it stays cleaner next time... Time to order one while my car sits on jackstands... ******* nobody has these things locally.
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Well, I actually just found a shop that carries them... After hours of searching online and calling places, I found a place that I didn't even know existed... lol, I ask the dude for their address, and they are 3 blocks away. 
As far as the sealant is concerned, I plan to use some even with the new V band coupler... When it was super tight before, it still got a thin coat of gunk. I'll put some on the pipe flanges and then tighten the **** out of the clamp WITHOUT breaking it this time. lol
As far as the sealant is concerned, I plan to use some even with the new V band coupler... When it was super tight before, it still got a thin coat of gunk. I'll put some on the pipe flanges and then tighten the **** out of the clamp WITHOUT breaking it this time. lol
Last edited by bboyferal; Jun 17, 2009 at 01:35 PM.
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