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It seems it's been a long time since I've wrestled with cross over pipes. I am not sure how they assemble. The cross over tube will fit OVER the stubs and overlap each side by no more than 1/4". This seems barely effective. I would think it should be just long enough to fill the gap and be the same diameter as the stubs...no overlapping just butting up to the stubs. OR....the tube should overlap the stubs by about an inch on each side.
#2 the tube clamps. They slide over the tube and my guess would be that 1/2 the clamp would be on the stub and 1/2 would be on the crossover tube. The 1/2 that is on the stub will need a tube shaped spacer to take up the difference but I don't see the spacer listed in the parts book or the OB website. Nor do I recall ever seeing this spacer. None of these parts seem like they are made for each other. I can make them work by cutting a pair of tube spacers but I am curious. What am I missing here?
#2 the tube clamps. They slide over the tube and my guess would be that 1/2 the clamp would be on the stub and 1/2 would be on the crossover tube. The 1/2 that is on the stub will need a tube shaped spacer to take up the difference but I don't see the spacer listed in the parts book or the OB website. Nor do I recall ever seeing this spacer. None of these parts seem like they are made for each other. I can make them work by cutting a pair of tube spacers but I am curious. What am I missing here?