Herbies tube damper tightness

How tight should Herbies tube dampers be? I just tried to put an UltraSonic Rx damper on a 6h30 tube and it was so tight I thought it was going to crush the tube. Is it normal for them to feel very tight during installation?

ketchup06-02-2023 10:03pm

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dill Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 2,539 posts 06-02-2023 at 10:22pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Just open them up a bit to make them wider.
milpai Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 2,410 posts 06-02-2023 at 11:20pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete @ketchup , that seems TOO tight. As @dill mentioned, you might want to stretch them slightly so that they can be rolled (but not easily) over the tube.
skids Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 75 posts 06-02-2023 at 11:56pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete If you bought them new, instructions should be there. Open them up so the rings have hardly any deflection.
jjss49 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 6,612 posts 06-03-2023 at 04:00am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete they can be bent to fairly gently grip the tube
petg60 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,486 posts 06-03-2023 at 10:45am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete On the instructions it says that you can open them slightly, finger pressure. 6h30 is a sturdy tube, putting a damper may not be a good idea sonically.

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