MountainBuck
Silver Member
I just performed a 300 hour service on my 1100c. The muffler bolt was EXTREMELY difficult to remove. I felt like I was on the verge of breaking the bolt head off. Actually, I'm surprised I didn't.
Yes, I have removed the bolt before at the designated time.
For a moment, I was thinking of just putting it back in and never servicing it again.
However, I kept going and it came out.
So I thought about putting "anti-seize" on it and re-installing, but figuring it was the soot that was the problem, I decided to do one better.
The bolt is magnetic so I don't think it was titanium.
I first used a wire brush dremel attachment and removed the soot.
Then I decided to use an abrasive disk to taper the end of the bolt, where it gets the most soot.
The few sparks it threw were orange, so I do think it was some grade of steel.
It was still difficult to install, so I again turned to the dremel and took off the high portions of the threads on the entire length of the bolt. This allowed for easy re-install.
Roast me ??
Yes, I have removed the bolt before at the designated time.
For a moment, I was thinking of just putting it back in and never servicing it again.
However, I kept going and it came out.
So I thought about putting "anti-seize" on it and re-installing, but figuring it was the soot that was the problem, I decided to do one better.
The bolt is magnetic so I don't think it was titanium.
I first used a wire brush dremel attachment and removed the soot.
Then I decided to use an abrasive disk to taper the end of the bolt, where it gets the most soot.
The few sparks it threw were orange, so I do think it was some grade of steel.
It was still difficult to install, so I again turned to the dremel and took off the high portions of the threads on the entire length of the bolt. This allowed for easy re-install.
Roast me ??