I have a 2002 Softail Heritage with SE II slip-ons. The rivet that holds the baffle in one of the exhaust tubes is loose--rattles bad.

I tried reaching in with a big pair of channel locks to squash the rivet tight, but the rivet material is too hard for that.

What's the best way to reattach the baffle??

 

Drill out the rivet and intsall a new rivet



Hope it works for you

 

My SEII's use 2 bolts and nuts to hold in the baffle. I would either drill out the rivet or grind off the head with a dremmel and replace with a bolt. BTW, nice choice with the Heritage.

 

The newer SEII slip ons have a nut brazed to the baffle and use a bolt from the outside to fasten them in so they are removable.
Are these an older set?

 

These se II slip-ons were purchased new in 2002--not sure when manufactured.

I was thinking of using a nut and bolt, but was concerned about it coming loose. I figured that loctite wouldn't take the heat. I suppose a certain kind of locknut might work.

The existing rivet looks larger than the kind that would fit my pop-rivet tool.