Fatcat 2:1 install
Cruiser
Joined: Feb 2011
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From: Arizona
I'm trying to install my fatcat tonight and I can't for the life of me see how I can tighten the top nut of the rear flange - there's just not enough room for any type of tool to get in there.
The D&D instructions are terrible at best and they say nothing about removing the heathshield, but I'm guessing that's exactly what I need to do?
FWIW - I did try loosening the heatshield and I can't get it to pull away from the pipes at all - it's like it welded together where the pipes turns sharply.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
The D&D instructions are terrible at best and they say nothing about removing the heathshield, but I'm guessing that's exactly what I need to do?
FWIW - I did try loosening the heatshield and I can't get it to pull away from the pipes at all - it's like it welded together where the pipes turns sharply.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Road Captain
Joined: Oct 2010
Posts: 563
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From: Mocksville, NC
I'm trying to install my fatcat tonight and I can't for the life of me see how I can tighten the top nut of the rear flange - there's just not enough room for any type of tool to get in there.
The D&D instructions are terrible at best and they say nothing about removing the heathshield, but I'm guessing that's exactly what I need to do?
FWIW - I did try loosening the heatshield and I can't get it to pull away from the pipes at all - it's like it welded together where the pipes turns sharply.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
The D&D instructions are terrible at best and they say nothing about removing the heathshield, but I'm guessing that's exactly what I need to do?
FWIW - I did try loosening the heatshield and I can't get it to pull away from the pipes at all - it's like it welded together where the pipes turns sharply.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Gotta take the rear heat shield completely off to get to the rear jug to tighten up the nuts. I did anyhow.
And yes. The D&D instructions basically say just put the damn thing on.
I had to take the heat shields off. I got everything finger tight all the way around. And then went back and started torquing everything down from back to front. Then re-installed the heat shields and put it all back together.
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Road Captain
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Heat shield comes right off completely. I think the top fastener of the heat shield I had to take off and turn around completely so I could tighten it down correctly. Once you take off the shield it will be a piece of cake.
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Joined: Aug 2010
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From: Long Island, NY
It took me longer to figure out how to reinstall the passenger foot peg than to install the exhaust D&D's installation instructions suck. And dont try to save $10 by reusing your old gaskets thats plain ridiculous. Get the SE flat gaskets no tools necessary.
Cruiser
Joined: Feb 2011
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From: Arizona
That was the problem that cost me almost 2 hours last night - getting that damn fastener off that was facing towards the rear of the bike and was nearly impossible to get unscrewed. After a lot of profanity I managed to get it off and the heatshield came off easy enough, allowing me to tighten the flange nuts.
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Road Captain
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Yeah I remember ibhad a similar issue. I actually took the exhaust off the bike to remove the shield so I could flip the nut around. Anyway, congrats on the install. Well worth it I am sure.
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From: Punta Gorda,FL
I didn't have a lot of clearance trying to get the nut on the rear exhaust flange either.
Before I hung the pipes I had loosened the heat shield and tapped it as far aft as I could, so the weld at the muffler end would be covered. I still had a hard time getting the aft exhaust nut on.
I ended up using some sticky stuff to hold the nut onto the eraser end of a pencil.
Tom
Before I hung the pipes I had loosened the heat shield and tapped it as far aft as I could, so the weld at the muffler end would be covered. I still had a hard time getting the aft exhaust nut on.
I ended up using some sticky stuff to hold the nut onto the eraser end of a pencil.
Tom
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