pacbrake

[merv m]

hello all, does anyone have any tips on removing the exaust elbow, and replacing it with a pacbrake thanks--- merv

 

[Bob V]

Remove the right front wheel and unbolt the inner fender, make it real easy to get to and doesn't take long to do.

 

[JDiehl]

Can use a jack under the down pipe to put a little pressure against it while you tighten up the clamps. A ratchet strap might also come in handy to pull the whole exhaust system forward or backward. Extra set of hands is also nice when needed.

 

[jelag]

I owned a shop which sold pacbrake for years... I can agree with Bob but to be honest we never had to remove the front wheel just the inner fender with 6-8 screws... we would use a simple light aluminum jack to hold the exhaust when we removed the stock elbow and installed the pacbrake elbow... we'd use never seize on all fasteners going back together and would always put a hand behind the clamp between the manifold and the pacbrake to be sure it was centered... ... after 200 - 300 mile we'd have the customer back for a free check and re-tighten the clamp between the brake and the manifold... it would always tighten 2 or 3 turns. . once it was re-checked it was good for the life of the truck... .

The never seize served 2 purposes... would allow for easy threading of all fasteners... and would leave some chemical on the threads if someone later had to take it apart... .

BTW - we'd add a few drops of the PacBrake lubricant on the butterfly valve before installation... it has to lubricated from the inside...

Hope this helps... . and answers your questions...

 

[jelag]

I owned a shop which sold pacbrake for years... I can agree with Bob but to be honest we never had to remove the front wheel just the inner fender with 6-8 screws... we would use a simple light aluminum jack to hold the exhaust when we removed the stock elbow and installed the pacbrake elbow... we'd use never seize on all fasteners going back together and would always put a hand behind the clamp between the manifold and the pacbrake to be sure it was centered... ... after 200 - 300 mile we'd have the customer back for a free check and re-tighten the clamp between the brake and the manifold... it would always tighten 2 or 3 turns. . once it was re-checked it was good for the life of the truck... .



The never seize served 2 purposes... would allow for easy threading of all fasteners... and would leave some chemical on the threads if someone later had to take it apart... .



BTW - we'd add a few drops of the PacBrake lubricant on the butterfly valve before installation... it has to lubricated from the inside...



Hope this helps... . and answers your questions...