Exhaust baffles stuck...Need some advice ASAP
Tourer
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From: NORTH CAROLINA
oct1949...right on the money with the slide hammer. Been there and done that!!!
Stellar HDF Member
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Hrdtoget1: haha I was very close to kicking it, I was sooooooooooo fed up with yanking on it and not even budging. I was really hoping to come home from work, spend maybe an hour installing the baffles, and then going for a short ride. That hope was cut short when almost 2 hours later the stock baffle was still in. BCT is Big City Thunder baffles. Apparently they give the pipes a deeper tone, and possibly a bit louder?
Thanks for the help everyone, some very good ideas, and thanks for that link. I will try the coat hanger w/ hammer tomorrow evening.
Thanks for the help everyone, some very good ideas, and thanks for that link. I will try the coat hanger w/ hammer tomorrow evening.
Ultimate HDF Member
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From: Ogden, UT
I had the same situation, the one fell out the other was a bear at first.
Used an old electricians trick, had my buddy tap on it with a rubber mallet while I pulled and it popped out rather easily.
Used an old electricians trick, had my buddy tap on it with a rubber mallet while I pulled and it popped out rather easily.
Road Master
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From: NJ
Slide hammer is good, if you have air then an air chisel is 101% effective.
2-3 foot rod of the proper diameter to hook the baffle, the other end-(hanging out of the pipe)- bend in a "U". Put the end of the U in the air chisel where the chisel bit would normally go and it's like an impact wrench for baffles. This has always worked for me.
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2-3 foot rod of the proper diameter to hook the baffle, the other end-(hanging out of the pipe)- bend in a "U". Put the end of the U in the air chisel where the chisel bit would normally go and it's like an impact wrench for baffles. This has always worked for me.
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From: my house
why is this ? ive heard and had it happen 1 stock baffel always comes right out
& the other 1 is a biatch
btw what i did was lots o wd4o,small flat head to bend baffel (at end)
grabbed it w/needlenose visegrips and started smakin that w/ a real hammer
good luck let us know what worked for you!
& the other 1 is a biatch
btw what i did was lots o wd4o,small flat head to bend baffel (at end)
grabbed it w/needlenose visegrips and started smakin that w/ a real hammer
good luck let us know what worked for you!
Advanced
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From: Central Michigan
Hope your problem is solved - If not...
I had the same problem about 2 weeks ago when replacing the "Quiet" baffles on my wife's Vance and Hines Big Shots with the stock V&H baffles to make it louder and more bass sounding. I pulled, poked, prodded, and lubed the one stuck baffle with everything I could think of. What finally worked for me as a maul (a non-sharp ax like tool for splitting not chopping wood). No, I didnt' beat the heck out of the pipe. I stuck the maul handle into the end of the tail pipe. This handle was oval shaped and made from fiberglass reinforced plastic but a similar shaped wood handle would also probably have worked. The baffle had a nut welded to the inside in one spot to accept the set screw which holds the baffle in place. The oval shape of the maul handle fit into the round end opening of the baffle and when the maul handle was twisted slightly, it jammed against that nut. I got the handle into this position and gave a slight twist and pull on the metal head of the maul and the baffle slid right out. Admittedly, I had also soaked the baffel quite well in WD-40 prior to this but that didn't make any difference when trying to pull the baffle out with vice grips and other tools. I Hope you have already got the baffle out but if not, maybe my experience will help.
G'day,
Vinish (Jim)
G'day,
Vinish (Jim)
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Rear pipe has more arc.
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Road Captain
Joined: Dec 2009
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From: NorCal (Sactown)
Get a 6ft piece of one inch pipe, Remove slip on, lay on towel and have a buddy hold it down. Insert pipe until it stops on bafflle. Beat the hell out of it with a sledge hammer. Works like a charm! (Ask me how I know...wink...wink)
