Muffler cracked

[Enoch7]

I was moving some dirt with my E=Max 22. I noticed a noise. I parked the tractor and opened the hood and took of the side panel. The tail pipe holder was broke. The dealer has the part on order and not under warranty. Today looking at the tractor I noticed that the muffler was cracked at the rear of the muffler. This poor design has been changed by Mahindra. I will find out tomorrow if this $500 part is going to be warranted.
I bought this tractor new 10/05/2015 It has 51 hours on it.

 

[RNeumann]

Why not a muffler shop and skip the $500 part? Mufflers and exhausts crack and break regularly and the parts aren’t $500- that’s steep!
Hoping for a cheaper fix.....

 

[flyerdan]

Did the crack occur due to the support bracket breaking? If they won't warranty it, I would stop drill the crack and weld over it, preferably with 308 and TIG, but any process should work and save it.
If they won't warranty the bracket, I'd just fix it, and add some reinforcement to it rather than replace it with the same substandard part.

 

[tomplum]

My LS broke its muffler too and they did warranty it, though it was on the initial 2 year bumper to bumper. Would they if it was under the 6 year powertrain? I dunno. No way I'd give the 5 big ones for a muffler myself.

 

[dickfoster]

I'd break out the welder and weld it up. Once the bracket is fixed it'll probably go for years. Not like it's stainless or anything.

 

[Jabonee]

I was moving some dirt with my E=Max 22. I noticed a noise. I parked the tractor and opened the hood and took of the side panel. The tail pipe holder was broke. The dealer has the part on order and not under warranty. Today looking at the tractor I noticed that the muffler was cracked at the rear of the muffler. This poor design has been changed by Mahindra. I will find out tomorrow if this $500 part is going to be warranted.
I bought this tractor new 10/05/2015 It has 51 hours on it.

That muffler should be warranty. Its a known issue. Should fall under the 3 year emission warranty. Ask your dealer to get the DSM involved. :thumbsup:

 

[bn12595]

I have the same problem with my Mahindra EMAX22 Gear. It is only 6 months past the 2 year bumper to bumper warranty and only 150 hours. It is obviously a manufacturer defect because they have replaced the muffler with a reinforced version. I have a call into my dealer. They are trying to get Mahindra to pay for it. I'm not paying $500 bucks if they don't. I'll weld it. Does anyone have pictures of the reinforced one so I will know how to weld it to last? Thank you for the help. Barry

 

[Btown]

It is a design flaw that TYM has changed. A lot of EMAX tractors and TYM’s had this issue. My opinion is it should be covered because it is a known design flaw, but they will probably deny it for warranty terms. I would take it to a welder and have them repair it and make it better.

 

[RNeumann]

I’d take the flange off and the muffler itself off. Bring both down to a muffler shop. They can make a slip fitting for that spot and give you a clamp. I’d say it’s a $50-$75 fix if the muffler shop is able to reuse the old muffler.
Sucks it happened but overall not a tough fix.

 

[rdinatal]

Can anyone take a picture of the mufflers? Whats the difference between the two styles?

 

[Navasot]

I thought this had been put under a campaign fix when broken... check with another dealer

 

[bn12595]

The broken muffler ended up being covered by Mahindra emissions warranty. When the dealer replaced the muffler, they also flashed the computer (took over an hour). Mahindra said my tractor was only the 2nd one made in that series (serial number 22GRH00002) so there were lots of updates for it. It does run smoother now and that should help with future problems. I was a little surprised it even used a computer for anything other than the instrument cluster.

Overall, I've been very happy with my tractor. At 56, it has saved my back many times.

 

[MountainMahindra]

The new muffler has a brace or bar that runs along the bottom of the muffler itself. Also I believe the new kit has a different alternator bracket that adds a bolt up next to the front of the muffler to keep the vibrations from braking the welds. This has always been covered under the three year emissions warranty and not the two year B2B. I have changed several of these in the past. Hardest part is the back two nuts that are stacked on top of the manifold stud. Should be an easy swap. Hope this helps.

 

[jhuey]

Well my muffler broke off. Just about at the mounting flange, the pipe cracked off. I agree it a design flaw, the updated replacement moves the attach point closer to flange. My Max25 is just out of two year warranty. I called the dealer, very nice folks but no help for replacement. The emissions warranty is 2 years 25 hp and under. So I have to fix it myself, temporarily welded back together and gusseted muffler to flange. I need to move snow daily right now. I’m going to get cracking again, the muffler is held at the tip and flange, everything in between just bounces and something will break. The update eliminates tip mount and moves mount to exit of muffler and attached to new bracket that is shared by alternator. I’ll figure something close factory fix. I will not pay $500 for a muffler.

 

[Navasot]

You may price it through a Kioti dealer

 

[721h354]

Mahindra has been replacing some of these even after the two year mark as "Goodwill". The new part number is 11211311000 and it is a vast improvement. Just my $.02

 

[jhuey]

Mahindra has been replacing some of these even after the two year mark as "Goodwill". The new part number is 11211311000 and it is a vast improvement. Just my $.02

I wish my local dealer leaned more towards goodwill, I will push a little harder.

 

[jhuey]

My repair. I am going to try to get it replaced by my dealer. I needed to get it fixed to remove snow around my house.

 

[MountainMahindra]

My repair. I am going to try to get it replaced by my dealer. I needed to get it fixed to remove snow around my house.

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This is the latest version of the muffler. Totally different. New brackets and all. I think this is the 4th revision on this issue. Hope this helps.

 

[Navasot]

Good welds don't see why it wouldn't hold.... Big thing with this tractor is to not ever let it fully idle... it got one terrible rattle and is the main cause for things falling apart like this.. just a small bump up in the throttle makes that engine run some kind of smooth... Also they now have an engine owned by Branson in them that is much smoother