[kevins2]

Lippy,

Since I just recently installed mine, I'll chime in. My primaries are ceramic coated and I have stainless steel sidepipes. I used Walker's Acousti-seal - it will serve as a lubricant but will obviously dry if you take too long. Definitely a two person job as Bob said. Be sure to cover the hanger bracket on the back of the sidepipe with some thick rags in case they contact your paint. I used a 2 1/2 lb. plastic dead blow hammer and with one person wiggling the pipe around, "persuaded" the pipes on with the hammer and also pushing and wiggling the collector end. I don't think I could have gotten them on by myself. About two weeks later, I had to remove one to enlarge the body opening a bit (you may have seen photos of that on my thread). The Walker's cleaned off pretty easily and the pipe went on much easier the second time - still had a second person helping but it was considerably easier.

Kevin