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Post by Nick… on Jun 6, 2022 3:47:22 GMT -5
Does anybody know how to remove the exhaust extensions? I believe they are held in place by 4 bolts at the bottom, but I can’t see how to access the bolts. I’ve removed the circlip but can’t see how to remove the db reducer cage?
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Post by wayne on Jun 6, 2022 5:32:43 GMT -5
Inside the end of the extension tube is a large internal circlip. Compress it and pull it out. It may be sticky with accumulated carbon. Once the clip is free, the end of the extension is removable. Stick a couple of fingers in the hole and give it a wobble to work it free. It should pop out.
Now you can remove the internal mesh tube and this will leave the outer cylindrical body of the extension empty. Look down with a torch and you'll see 4 phillips head screws. Unscrew, the extension will come off. Those screws can be put back into the end of the original exhaust sans extension and you're done.
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Post by Nick… on Jun 6, 2022 11:19:52 GMT -5
Thanks Wayne. I’ll have another go at removing them, based on your comments, when I return home at end of the week.
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Post by Nick… on Jun 11, 2022 3:00:20 GMT -5
I have removed the circlip, but I just can’t remove the cap/cage. Is the outer donut shaped cap/ring section (held in place by the circlip) separate to the to the inner cage? I’ve been applying a careful mild pressure to it but it won’t budge. What am I doing wrong?
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Post by wayne on Jun 11, 2022 5:53:56 GMT -5
Yours looks a little different. They may have made slight variations but the pics below are an original. Yours won't have the wadding though. I added that. Get a piece of dowel or other soft wood and push gently on the flat metal that surrounds the inner hole. It may serve to unstick it from the outer cylinder and help you to pull the whole thing out. Nothing is holding it in once the circlip is removed. It just pulls out but may be stuck due carbon. Pics may help you visualise what needs doing: The wadding in this pic surrounds the inner mesh tube which I've only partially pulled out for illustration: This is the inner mesh tube removed (but still partially wrapped in wadding which is not original):
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Post by hudson on Jun 11, 2022 9:04:04 GMT -5
Nick your photo looks like you have an aftermarket extension and Wayne's photos are an original. There is a member on here that may know more about your version. I have made a tool out of round wire ( I used tig welding filler rod for the wire ) bent in a U shape with short ears pointing outward. U is about 10-12 inches long and ears about 3/16 -1/4 , width of U bend is approximately the inner diameter of the I.D. of the baffle, wire diameter is maximum that will fit in perforation holes inside of baffle tube. Squeeze the U bend and insert the ears in two of the perforation holes down inside the baffle a couple of inches from the end. You can then pull and or tap inside the U bend with a round bar of steel to remove the baffle tube. This works well on the stock baffles inside the mufflers also.We can be sure there is some rust issues so penetrating oil may also help around the end plate and at the inner end of the perforated tube. Hope this is some help.
Brian
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Post by timpa136 on Jun 11, 2022 9:26:04 GMT -5
Nick, Does it have a spiral wound spring clip? It disassembles much the same way as Waynes. Good recommendations from Hudson. EDIT: I have not removed mine since I installed them, the baffle may be one unit.
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Post by Nick… on Jun 11, 2022 11:55:56 GMT -5
Thanks for the excellent advice Wayne, Brian and Tim. Yes they have a spiral wound spring clip Tim. I’ll try the bent wire method that Brian describes.
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Post by timpa136 on Jun 16, 2022 9:28:45 GMT -5
I have removed the circlip, but I just can’t remove the cap/cage. Is the outer donut shaped cap/ring section (held in place by the circlip) separate to the to the inner cage? I’ve been applying a careful mild pressure to it but it won’t budge. What am I doing wrong? Nick, Any luck removing,and any packing left? Regards, Tim
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Post by Nick… on Jun 16, 2022 16:31:31 GMT -5
No luck yet Tim. I’ve tried many things including applying some heat to the external case but they will not budge. I’m currently spraying them with penetrating oil each day and trying again to tap them when inserting wire clipped into the inner cut-outs. I can see some packing when looking down the bore and through the inner cut-outs.
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Post by timpa136 on Jun 18, 2022 11:06:30 GMT -5
Nick,
The baffle fits into the back of the canister with a snug fit. You might try spraying the
penetrating oil in between the stock pipe and the extension .
Good Luck, hope this helps.
Tim
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Post by timpa136 on Jun 26, 2022 21:27:16 GMT -5
I am curious as to what you find.
As an last resort, I would tack or braise a wire loop on the inside baffle and tap it out
like a slide hammer would. Awaiting your gracious reply.
Regards,
Tim
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Post by Nick… on Jun 29, 2022 5:26:55 GMT -5
Will do Tim. I’m working on other things right now but will get back to removing them soon.
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Post by timpa136 on Jul 23, 2022 10:09:27 GMT -5
An alternate method would be to...Run the bike up on the expressway and
briefly hit the kill switch, although you may never find the baffle
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Post by wayne on Jul 23, 2022 18:20:54 GMT -5
An alternate method would be to...Run the bike up on the expressway and
briefly hit the kill switch, although you may never find the baffle That did me make me laugh. Reminded me of something a guy said more than 45 years ago and I'd since forgotten. My mate remarked he knew a bloke that had "....one of those rotary things". He added that the bloke would briefly hit the kill switch and make this bonza backfire. Obviously was an RE5 "thing". Bonza = 1970's Strine for 2020's "Awesome". Strine = "Australian". We tend to truncate vowels (eg Chekrenda = Jacaranda as in "Bonza Checkrenda mate").
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