Rush Muffler Baffles
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Road Warrior
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Rush Muffler Baffles
Trying to get the baffles out of my Rush mufflers for repacking. Can't seem to get them to move hardly at all. Don't want to ruin the pipes. I have them off of the bike and tried driving a wooden rod from the intake side. Any tips?
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Road Warrior
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I've sprayed the inside with penetrating oil and it's sitting overnight right now. Will give WD40 a try tomorrow. It's good stuff for sure. Thanks.
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Stand 1" diameter pipe up vertically. Be sure the pipe is 2 times the length of the muffler. Drop muffler over pipe, inlet end first until pipe hits the bar you had the wooden rod on. Lift both pipe and muffler a foot off the floor and simultaneously try to drive the pipe and muffler through the concrete. Repeat as necessary.
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Assuming that you've removed the retaining screw on the bottom (had to ask 
), you might try this. Get a long bolt or eyehook and attach a pair of vise grips to the shaft. With the head of the bolt behind the pull bar inside the baffle, tap on the visegrips with a hammer. Since you have the slipons off the bike you may have to find a way to secure it. Alternatively, you could put the shaft of the bolt in a vise and pull up on the slipon. Basically, a poor man's slide hammer.
), you might try this. Get a long bolt or eyehook and attach a pair of vise grips to the shaft. With the head of the bolt behind the pull bar inside the baffle, tap on the visegrips with a hammer. Since you have the slipons off the bike you may have to find a way to secure it. Alternatively, you could put the shaft of the bolt in a vise and pull up on the slipon. Basically, a poor man's slide hammer.
Last edited by jimmers1817; May 1, 2013 at 08:44 PM.
Try this. Please call the office and speak to a tech if you still have issues. Thanks for riding with Rush!
http://www.rushracingproducts.com/hd...structions.pdf
http://www.rushracingproducts.com/hd...structions.pdf
Tourer
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Try this. Please call the office and speak to a tech if you still have issues. Thanks for riding with Rush!
http://www.rushracingproducts.com/hd...structions.pdf
http://www.rushracingproducts.com/hd...structions.pdf
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Just curious. I have the Rush Crossover pipes on my bike and can't get bottom baffle out. I am going to try to use a hook and a slide hammer on it.There is no extraction bar in the baffles. Also the baffle I could get out had no wrap at all on it. Is this normal or should I wrap the baffles when I re install the new 2.0 baffles?
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