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     Holling |
I have a XB9s with a Jardine muffler and after 5k miles it sounds like it is getting louder. I know some people on the board have repacked these cans. How is this done? Where do you get the packing material? Cost? Thanks. | ||
| Xbolt12 |
Just did mine last week. American Sportbike usually keeps some in stock. I don't remember the exact cost-ask Al but it wasn't much. As for how to do it, I can give you a couple of tips, because it was easier the second time around. Here are my suggestions: Pull the can. Take a sharp/new drill bit about 1/4" diameter and drill out the rivet heads. Be careful not to use too much pressure as you don't want to drill the can at all-just break through the rivet head. Tap the rivets into can with a 1/8" drift punch. I would suggest you pull the front of the can, not the rear as assembly with the packing material is easier from the front. Take a carpet knife and VERY CAREFULLY slip it between the inner and outer can and work your way around the can to cut any sealant. Again be very careful and it takes some force and razors are very sharp. Then use the spring loops to carefully pry (don't force it or break the loops) the front of the can out. Pull out the core and the old packing. Take the new packing and lay it down on the plastic sheet it came in an trim the edge back a couple of inches along the length so it is the same width as the can. Buy replacement pop-rivet in stainless steel (use only stainless as they will cinch up the can tighter and that is what Jardine uses). The rivets are the next size up from 1/8 which is a little oddball, so you might have to order them from someone. Home Depot doesn't have the right size. I think it might be 5/32", but measure the old rivets after you remove them to make sure. Wear gloves and long sleeves because you will get pretty itchy otherwise. Roll the new packing tightly over the core, noting which end of the core fits in the the rear of the can. Spiral the core and packing into the can, but stop a little short of all the way in. Take a straight blade screw driver and push the packing out of the way and center the core so the core can seat inside the rear of the can. You will feel it seat if the packing is out of the way and you keep it centered. Take a tire iron and cram all the packing between the core and the can and flush with the edge of the front of the can. Clean off the egde of the front piece of the can with laquer thinner or acetone. Put the front piece on the can and use a thin screw driver to work your way around the can and just starting the edge of the front piece into the can. At this point, I put some Yamabond sealer on the edge of the front piece and push in into the can all the way, being careful to center all the rivet holes using the 1/8" drift punch as a guide. Install the rivets by hand in all the holes. Use a good pop-riveter (Home Depot has hand operated ones for cheap). Cinch down on one rivet at a time until it seats and then pops. Then go to the alternate side an do the opposite rivet. Continue until completed. Wipe off any Yamabond with solvent. Re-install the can. Have fun  xbolt12 | ||
| Xbolt12 |
BTW, The Yamabond is a sealant I had sitting around and it's very tough stuff(used for sealing Yamaha center cases that don't use gaskets). I does stink the first time it gets hot, but I don't think it burns up or anything. You don't really have to use sealant, but I noticed the can will leak some exhaust pressure out the front on mine if I don't seal it. | ||
| Holling |
Xbolt12, Thanks for the detailed info. May be a winter project. | ||
| Xbolt12 |
It only took me about a hour to do. Sounds more complicated than it is. | ||
| Xbolt12 |
BTW, I would bet your can only has a bit of packing left after 5k. These bikes eat fiberglass for lunch! | ||
| Typeone |
try the stainless steel wrap (?) my Scorpion had it and i know its available as a repack item. might get better life than the regular wrap. | ||
| Soon2be1 |
BECAREFULL!!!! i ruined mine because putting it back together the baffle would'nt line up.. needless to say the inlet hole got messed up and would'nt fit | ||
| Briz31 |
I recently purchased some SILENT SPORT, They use this stuff in the Superbikes / Trail bikes ATV.. Colin Edwards Honda in the WSBK, had his exhaust filled with Silent Sport. One of the technicians there used to work for Jardine, so they know all about the sub-standard packing, and were very helpful. Very detailed instructions and they supply stainless rivets for the Jardine. You can view there information at http://www.areapnolimits.com/home.html They don't use a matting or fibreglass rubbish, it's very good and very easy to install. Cheers. |
