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How to remove stock exhaust?

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Old 02-21-2013, 08:13 PM
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Default How to remove stock exhaust?

Do I need to remove the front right brake support? It will not budge.

It's connected to the frame and there are several bolts.
 
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Old 02-21-2013, 08:16 PM
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Little more info of bike would be helpful
 
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Old 02-21-2013, 08:25 PM
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Default Removing the stock exhaust

Probably depends on the model of bike you have. Since you posted in the touring forum section, then I suppose that's what you're riding. Not bashing ya, just helps you get good info if you let everybody know what ya got. I didn't have to remove any brake hardware when I swapped out the exhaust on my wife's 2012 Street Glide or my 2010 Wide Glide. You WILL have to remove the right side rear foot-board bracket bolt (driver's foot-board), loosen the front bolt, and swing it down out of the way to get the stock exhaust off and install the new exhaust (or remove the foot-board completely). Ask me how I know. I'm hardheaded and don't like taking unnecessary steps if I can help it, but sometimes it comes around and bites me in the @ss.
Anyway, good luck with the removal and install.

 
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Old 02-22-2013, 08:29 AM
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I won't work on a bike or car without a service manual. I've learned that it can save a lot of grief and the money you save doing your own mechanics will more than pay for the manual.
 
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Old 02-22-2013, 09:49 AM
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Originally Posted by skydude426
I won't work on a bike or car without a service manual. I've learned that it can save a lot of grief and the money you save doing your own mechanics will more than pay for the manual.
Ditto!
 
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Old 02-22-2013, 09:33 PM
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sawzall worked for me.
 
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Old 02-22-2013, 10:07 PM
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On my 2012 FLHTK I didn't have to remove the brake hardware or floorboards to get the exhaust off. It probably would have been a little bit easier if I had removed the right side floorboard, but it wasn't necessary.
 
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Get the service manual. I have done all the work to my RKC and the service manual has been invaluable.
 
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Try wiggling them toward the bottow as much as you can, then negotiate the top away from the engine. I had the same issue on my Heritate and was in the process of removing the front floor board, but a bolt was too tight. I just kept wiggling carefully until it seemed to come out all by itself.
 
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Old 02-23-2013, 04:17 AM
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I bet you could have finished the job...

A lot faster than you're gonna wait for an answer you like!
 

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