Problem Adjusting Hooker Tuned Flow Slip-Ons
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Problem Adjusting Hooker Tuned Flow Slip-Ons
I just bought a set of Hooker Tuned-Flow slip-ons for my '04 Road King Classic. One of the features of these mufflers is that you can adjust the inner baffle to attain your desired sound and power level. It's pretty simple to do. You unscrew the 2 rear screws 1/2 turn at a time until they are both 5 turns out. You then pull back on the baffle a little and you can then make your adjustment. My problem is that my baffles are stuck. I can't pull them backwards even one millimeter. Note that I am having this problem with BOTH mufflers. I've had 3 baggers in the past - this is my 4th. On each bike I bought a brand new set of the Hookers. Same exact mufflers. I never had a problem adjusting the baffles on any of my 3 previous baggers. I'm doing everything exactly the same as before, but these baffles won't budge!
Has anyone else experienced this problem with Hooker Tuned-Flow slip-ons? Looking down the inlet (from the front of the mufflers) it almost looks to me as though I can see a bead of welding joining the baffle to the outer wall. That would certainly explain the problem, but it's hard to see down in that far with a great deal of certainty. I see the same thing in both mufflers, but again I can't be 100% sure of what I'm seeing. I called Hooker tech support and the guy could offer me no help. "Just return them to your dealer and order another set" was his advice. I don't want to exchange this set for another one that might do the same thing.
Anyone else experiencing this problem?
Thanks,
Doug
Has anyone else experienced this problem with Hooker Tuned-Flow slip-ons? Looking down the inlet (from the front of the mufflers) it almost looks to me as though I can see a bead of welding joining the baffle to the outer wall. That would certainly explain the problem, but it's hard to see down in that far with a great deal of certainty. I see the same thing in both mufflers, but again I can't be 100% sure of what I'm seeing. I called Hooker tech support and the guy could offer me no help. "Just return them to your dealer and order another set" was his advice. I don't want to exchange this set for another one that might do the same thing.
Anyone else experiencing this problem?
Thanks,
Doug
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RE: Problem Adjusting Hooker Tuned Flow Slip-Ons
I had a set of Hookers on my bike until yesterday, I never had a problem with the baffles when it came time to adjust them. I would recommend pulling the end caps all the way out as that allows you to get some more movement on the baffle to break it loose. I've had mine stick before and just pulled the cap all the way off which allowed me to bang on the baffle a bit to break it loose.
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I had a set of Hookers on my bike until yesterday, I never had a problem with the baffles when it came time to adjust them. I would recommend pulling the end caps all the way out as that allows you to get some more movement on the baffle to break it loose. I've had mine stick before and just pulled the cap all the way off which allowed me to bang on the baffle a bit to break it loose.
I had a set of Hookers on my bike until yesterday, I never had a problem with the baffles when it came time to adjust them. I would recommend pulling the end caps all the way out as that allows you to get some more movement on the baffle to break it loose. I've had mine stick before and just pulled the cap all the way off which allowed me to bang on the baffle a bit to break it loose.
I already tried removing the end caps all the way. I did it on both mufflers and still no success. Which direction did you bang on the baffles - from the back towards the front? If so, wouldn't that just make it worse? I love the sound of the Hookers and would really like to keep them. Thanks again Bdaug.
Doug
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