We join this story as I've just received a replacement Yamaha muffler purchased off Ebay. It seems solid enough, but after the incident with my previous muffler, I'm hesitant to do this. My original muffler developed a rattle after a minor crash and so I attempted to remove the screw that holds the end cap on the muffler. (See diagram below.) That in itself was an adventure, (as is removal of almost any of the &^%$**^%!! phillips head screws on this bike.) I finally bought a "Pro-GrabIt" a screw extractor which I -highly- recommend as it does exactly what it claims with minimal fuss.
After removing the screw, I attempted to pull off the endcap (as shown in the diagram above) so I could remove the arrester, clean it, and peer inside the muffler with a flashlight to see what might be rattling inside. Again, rust had done its work and getting the end cap off was a real chore. Finally, when it did come off, it was without the arrester attached (as the diagram shows it should be. Instead, it was rattling around inside the muffler.
Fast forward to today. I have this new/used muffler and before installing it, would like to clean the arrester. But... again, the cap screw is rusted and will likely require the GrabIt to pull out. Then...here's my fear...will it be deja vu... the arrester in this one will again fall off and into the muffler? Should I take that chance?
I could just shake the loose crud out of this new muffler, maybe blow it out with some compressed air, paint it with some high-temp flat black paint, and put it on the bike, forgetting about cleaning the arrester. What would you do? Have you cleaned the arrester on your bike? Is it important this be done? How easily did it come out?
Stop me if this is a bad idea...I don't want to commit a second offense as an "arrester molester!!"
Tried this on my parts bike, tab holding arrestor mounting screw collasped. No way was the arrestor seperating from the muffler. Beat it apart with an air hammer, arrestor was intact and complete, muffler had completely fallen apart inside, lots of rust and baffles floating around. If I ever got a new muffler, I would take it apart to see if it actually comes apart as it is supposed to, and replace the screw with a bolt. Would not even try it on your "used" muffler.
Tried this on my parts bike, tab holding arrestor mounting screw collasped. No way was the arrestor seperating from the muffler. Beat it apart with an air hammer, arrestor was intact and complete, muffler had completely fallen apart inside, lots of rust and baffles floating around. If I ever got a new muffler, I would take it apart to see if it actually comes apart as it is supposed to, and replace the screw with a bolt. Would not even try it on your "used" muffler.
i too am a registered arrester molester! i tried to pull mine and clean it and i stripped the screw in about 2 seconds and broke 3 drill bits in less than thirty minutes! its pretty ridiculous that the screw stripped out so fast but i broke drill bits trying to drill it out... i eventually chewed out the screw but the end cap doesnt budge. i was thinking about tapping it out with an air hammer but after reading all this i think im going to just leave it...
i too am a registered arrester molester! i tried to pull mine and clean it and i stripped the screw in about 2 seconds and broke 3 drill bits in less than thirty minutes! its pretty ridiculous that the screw stripped out so fast but i broke drill bits trying to drill it out... i eventually chewed out the screw but the end cap doesnt budge. i was thinking about tapping it out with an air hammer but after reading all this i think im going to just leave it...
On the used muffler I bought and started this thread about, I decided I would try and remove the screw and clean the arrestor after all. Well, the screw wasn't gonna budge with a phillips head screw driver. Tried an impact driver. No joy there either. Finally mounted up the trusty aforementioned GrabIt and promptly broke that off in the screw head...*&%^^%$#@!!!
Do those of you with newer bikes still see Yamaha using phillips screws on this bike? That should be outlawed! These cheap-azz screws should not be allowed to be used on a motorcycle - especially in a spot like this that is gonna be exposed to extreme conditions. If your bike is new enough to easily remove this cap screw - Do it now and immediately replace the screw with a hex head or something appropriate. If it is already crusted/rusted in there... don't bother. Take the muffler off, blow it out with a good shot of compressed air, and call it good. There's nothing in there to really "clean" anyway and dealing with this little screw will only make you wacky..
I bought my tw used from a friend and he has a little bit of Harley in his blood and was running the bike without the arrestor or end cap.
On top of that the bottom of the muffler was starting to thin out and had a couple of small rust spots. As you can imagine, the bike was extremely loud and sounded like a TT500 uncapped. I wrapped the tail pipe with fiberglass to repair the thin spots and retrieved the end cap once he located it. He could not find the arrestor but I was able to reinstall the tail cap with no issues. I used an 8 or 10MM bolt and it holds just fine. Bike is now much quieter and only loud at one particular rpm/throttle position. I can ride it without being too annoying and hopefully I will find something like you did on EBAY and be 100%. If your bolt is worn out I would not try to remove without having another ready to go. The Bike is extremely loud and only a Harley person or teenager would appreciate it
PS I just saw your reply..No I didn't use a phillips but a hex bolt- Also fWIW..you don't have to use the exact size if your threads are messed up. I went slightly larger and it is holding just fine. HTH's....
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