Just bought a cobra pipe, am I missing something

[dz]

It comes in 2 pieces, header pipe and silencer just like many of the 2 strokes. Its for my 74 atc90. I cannot for the life of me get the two pieces together. The silencer has a bigger inside diamater than the header pipe, but it will not slide over it. The pipe is brand new I had to order it. Is there supposed to be a rubber piece that connects them? Or am I losing my mind. Help is appreciated.

[thefox]

The one I got for my 200s just slide together.

[monoxide]

i know the one on my 350x slid over the head pipe, it was hard but it did go.

[compaqkoci]

did you try to heat up the pipe with a torch and then stick the silencer in? maybe that will work expand the it by a couple thousands not much but it might go in the... :?

[42F67N]

I just put one on a atc 70 and it fit together tightly but fit.

[packhamstruck]

Put one on my 200s a while back, i cut it up and re welded it so it would come out in the normal spot, instead of the center, it was a tight fit going to gether had to beat it on

[eh_tee_see]

i got it in there with a bit of wd-40 and a rubber mallet

[350x'inNY]

I think they forget about the thickness of paint on the header pipe! I ended up having to sand the paint off mine with a grinder, and 'stretch' the silencer edge open a hair to get the one on my 350X to slide over. Atleast it's so tight, I don't need to worry about a spacer or clamping it! ;) Next time, I think I'll just put the header on first without the silencer..... their paint seemed to smoke and bubble off the header! It'll save me the grinding. :?

Bruce