Exhaust Mount Squeak
RE: Exhaust Mount Squeak
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$4.00 / 15 minute solution
For $4.00 you can buy a set of those bushings from H-D (it's an item they all have on hand) and even the most inept idiot with a 1/2" socket can swap those out in 15 minutes, solving the problem. As an inept idiot (who once stripped his oil pan drain screw because he didn't understand how a torque wrench worked) I can vouch for this fact.
Remove saddle bags (if applicable) to access the hangers. Tie the rear of the pipe up to your signal / plate mounts or put something underneath them so that they are not "freeballing" once you remove the hanger. Using a 1/2" socket, remove the bolts. Slide the chrome plate out of the bushing. Take a screwdriver and push down on the front top of the bushing while pushing it through. Clean off the gunk, slide in the new bushing from the front, plate back in, tighten bolts. Done and Done. QUIET. Sweet relief....
I lived with this problem for YEARS before I found out how easy it is to get rid of it. Let the world know - it's spring again and my birds have stopped chirping. Halla-freakin-luya !
Remove saddle bags (if applicable) to access the hangers. Tie the rear of the pipe up to your signal / plate mounts or put something underneath them so that they are not "freeballing" once you remove the hanger. Using a 1/2" socket, remove the bolts. Slide the chrome plate out of the bushing. Take a screwdriver and push down on the front top of the bushing while pushing it through. Clean off the gunk, slide in the new bushing from the front, plate back in, tighten bolts. Done and Done. QUIET. Sweet relief....
I lived with this problem for YEARS before I found out how easy it is to get rid of it. Let the world know - it's spring again and my birds have stopped chirping. Halla-freakin-luya !
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