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Old 27th November 2019, 06:58   #11
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Originally Posted by chris75 View Post
From my own experience , I'd urge a bit of caution when choosing rear hanger rubbers . I have tried alternative makes twice now and found that although apparently similar size they were too "soft" , with the result that the exhaust bounced and played a clonking tune on the cross-members . Expensive ones from Rimmers cured the problem
I've ordered the expensive ones from Rimmers to see if there's any difference. The holes don't look any bigger though - how did you get them to go on over the tapered tips of the hangers? I've tried grease (after a good dunk in boiling water) and the rubber still won't stretch over the tips.
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