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Silencer packing problems..
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RMdog23
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Posted: 09/06/08
12:45 PM
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I recently bought fmf two stroke silencer packing to repack my stock silencer.. and i got all the old packing out but when i was pulling it out steel wool came out to.. i took everything out, and just repacked the silencer with the whole pack of new silencer packing.. i just sorda stuffed it all in there.. could neone tell me if i need to put steel wool in it or no need.. and if i did it right????????
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elko6
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Posted: 09/06/08
12:50 PM
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your suppose to wrap the packing around the core.
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2002 cr80
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yzwoods
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Posted: 09/06/08
12:52 PM
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Search muffler packing. We awnsered this.
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Ruff!
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RMdog23
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Posted: 09/06/08
12:55 PM
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yea i did wrap it around the corr.. but am i suppose to wrap the corr with steel wool? or does new packing not need it..
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Posted: 09/06/08
01:27 PM
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You are lost. Steel wool is what you clean the core with to remove oil deposits. dont wrap steel wool in there.
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RMdog23
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Posted: 09/06/08
01:29 PM
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haha when i took the old packing out.. there was oily steel wool around the corr.... i pulled it out.. i didnt now if i had to put some more in there...
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Posted: 09/06/08
01:32 PM
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ummm i have never heard of it
maby the previous owner was confused
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elko6
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Posted: 09/06/08
01:42 PM
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no most packing are similar to that. when the packing gets old, it starts falling apart and it looks like steel wool.
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Ride 2 strokes, buy 2 strokes, save the 2 stroke.
1998 cr125
2002 cr80
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Posted: 09/06/08
01:46 PM
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yeah but i doubt you would mistake it for steel wool ![]()
its more like fiberous and stringy then steel wool
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elko6
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Posted: 09/06/08
01:48 PM
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when it gets old you can.
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Ride 2 strokes, buy 2 strokes, save the 2 stroke.
1998 cr125
2002 cr80
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Posted: 09/06/08
01:54 PM
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see if the "steel wool" sticks to a magnet if it does then it is said steel wool if not then elko is right
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elko6
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Posted: 09/06/08
01:57 PM
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i have packing in my basement. it looks like steel wool. it just depends on who makes it and the materials that are used.
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Ride 2 strokes, buy 2 strokes, save the 2 stroke.
1998 cr125
2002 cr80
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Posted: 09/06/08
08:22 PM
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i have to say i would never mistake it for steel wool. and it stinks!
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Posted: 09/06/08
09:30 PM
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straight from a canadian you heard it
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Posted: 09/07/08
06:36 AM
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lol.
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