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Coxster
| Posted on Thursday, May 17, 2012 - 07:45 am: |
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found another shortcut in the previous owner's maintenance, cost me a broken header AGAIN. The front muffler hanger bushing was shot, with a 1/4" bolt thru a 5/16" opening. I had a buddy do some major welding to get the pipe back in one piece. One minor success, I didn't want to wait on a mail order to get the bushing, so I made one out of several discs of rubber gasket material. check out the pics. I used a gasket punch 7/8" O.D. with a 3/8" punch for the I.D., and it fit like a glove. I hope this helps someone
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Kilroy
| Posted on Thursday, May 17, 2012 - 12:30 pm: |
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I know you don't want to hear it but you should really upgrade to the new front y-mount (new "bushing" is excellent btw) |
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The4ork
| Posted on Thursday, May 17, 2012 - 04:08 pm: |
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yeah if they didnt cost an arm and both legs... cant believe how pricey they are for what you get |
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Kilroy
| Posted on Thursday, May 17, 2012 - 04:41 pm: |
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when your crap stops breaking it pays for itself fairly quickly |
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Buellistic
| Posted on Friday, May 18, 2012 - 01:09 am: |
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Are those pop rivets in the timing cover plate ??? |
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