RUSH Baffle Help!
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RUSH Baffle Help!
I posted this on the tech page but havent gotten any ideas yet, this board seem more popular so here it goes. I have Rush slip ons with the 2.0 baffles in them, they are too loud for me so I just got in a pair of 1.5 baffles. I was trying to get them into the muffler and they do not seem to fit. The 2.0s were tight comming out but they did, when I tried to slip the new ones in they will go most of the way in and the rear wide part will not go into the muffler. I tried banging and all that I know without going crazy on it. They appear to be the same diameter as the old baffle. Anyone have any ideas about how to get them in or similar issues?
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RE: RUSH Baffle Help!
Same thing happened to me. I sprayed the ends with WD-40, then jiggled them till they slipped in. (Try to keep the oil off the fiberglass.)
The WD-40 also helps you rotate/move the baffles around to line up the bolt holes. Once the holes were close I used a Phillips screwdriver in the holes to get them aligned properly.
Once you change the baffles out a time or two you get the hang of it and it goes quick...
Hope this helps!
The WD-40 also helps you rotate/move the baffles around to line up the bolt holes. Once the holes were close I used a Phillips screwdriver in the holes to get them aligned properly.
Once you change the baffles out a time or two you get the hang of it and it goes quick...
Hope this helps!
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RE: RUSH Baffle Help!
The 1.5's are pretty "muffled" sounding at first, especially compared to the sound of the 2.0's, but as they burn in the sound gets a bit louder and deeper.
I like them because they bark when you get on it but they're very quiet at cruise...
I like them because they bark when you get on it but they're very quiet at cruise...
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RE: RUSH Baffle Help!
OK here is the scoop, I got the 1.5s on and went for a short ride. In my opinion they are the perfect sound not too loud and have that Harley rumble. I can here the stereo good. Getting the new baffle in was a bit of a challenge but nothing a small hammer and a piece of wood didnt handle.
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RE: RUSH Baffle Help!
Considering the 02 sensors are up by the cylinder heads and the WD-40 is being sprayed on the muffler baffles downstream at the end of the exhaust system, it should have no effect at all on them.
