Thursday, January 19, 2012

Removing harley davidson slip on mufflers?

I just bought a set of vance hines straight shots for my 2010 883 iron. i am having trouble removing the stock mufflers and want to avoid damaging the exaust head pipes. The insructions say not to remove the headpipes completely just to loosen. any tips are more than welcome.Removing harley davidson slip on mufflers?
if you have the V%26amp;H straightshots then you have a complete exhaust system. just remove the entire exhaust system. If you have the straightshots HS slip-ons, you'll have to loosen the torca clamp till it spins fairly freely ( this is the clamp holding the muffler to the header pipe ). Now you're gonna have to wiggle, or bend the muffler at the clamping area. Squirting some wd-40 or other penetrating lube will help. Holding header pipe, push down on muffler, pull up on muffler, twist and turn it. You should then be able to remove them. Keep bending, pushing and pulling up and down holding onto header pipe at same time. Kinda hard to describe, hope i got my explanation across to you. hope this helps.Removing harley davidson slip on mufflers?
That's a good description, Just Me.

Two things to add - plan on a half hour each, they can be a bear to get off.

Get NEW clamps. They are supposed to be a one-time use item.

They are known for not locking well with multiple uses.Removing harley davidson slip on mufflers?
Use a strap wrench to turn the muffler to free it up.

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