Rear exhaust mount

Well the tab on the rear exhaust mount is broken.

Does anyone know if I have to buy the entire mount or do they sell the tab separately??

[Geezer-Glide]

It's a little tab, 90* with the threaded stud on it, right? That one is like 5 bucks at HD. Gotta loosen the clamp on the pipe, then it's a 1/2" socket to pull the nut off. Wiggle it out of the black mount (the one that bolts to the starter) and put it back in.

<HINT> Buy two of them when you're there.

Originally Posted by Geezer-Glide

It's a little tab, 90* with the threaded stud on it, right? That one is like 5 bucks at HD. Gotta loosen the clamp on the pipe, then it's a 1/2" socket to pull the nut off. Wiggle it out of the black mount (the one that bolts to the starter) and put it back in.

<HINT> Buy two of them when you're there.

Yep...that be the one.....yep 2 sounds right!

[Geezer-Glide]

While you're in there, make sure that your header pipe is snug to the head, and make sure that the rear hanger under the L saddle bag is secure. Also check the bag support that runs under the bag and attaches to the underside of the rear fender. Sometimes they crack and that puts strain on the pipe.

[thrasher]

What Geezer said,... and keep the spare in your saddlebag.

Originally Posted by Geezer-Glide

While you're in there, make sure that your header pipe is snug to the head, and make sure that the rear hanger under the L saddle bag is secure. Also check the bag support that runs under the bag and attaches to the underside of the rear fender. Sometimes they crack and that puts strain on the pipe.

Rear hanger? That flat slider?

[Geezer-Glide]

What the flat slider is humg from. Should be a black bar running from the bag guard (the chrome one in front of the saddle bag,) under the bag and attaching with two torx screws to a bracket thats attached to the bottom of the rear fender. It's part of the light/bumper assy. They've been known to crack under there, then there's nothing supporting your exhaust way back there.

[Berserker]

Mine sitting on the shelf, since I got 2-1. Maybe will throw it in the saddle bag of other bike.

[thrasher]

Originally Posted by Berserker

Mine sitting on the shelf, since I got 2-1. Maybe will throw it in the saddle bag of other bike.

The V&H True Duals (like what Al has) and the Reinharts seem to break this bracket more than any other type of pipe,... simply because the crossover pipe helps support the rear pipe. With the true duals, its only supported by the head, the chicken sh!t bracket, and the slider bracket that supports the muffler. That's it.

Just went out and checked mine ------------ it's good but I put the parts number on my list to buy next trip to the dealer>

[noodles]

Good luck Big...Mr. Big Al~

[thrasher]

What breaks them is if you torque the motor a lot by getting on the throttle hard. The more torque the motor has, the easier it is to break it. That little bracket is solid mounted and it takes all the abuse. When they break, the rear pipe flops around pretty good.

To replace it all you have to do is loosen the heat shield, tap the broken tab out with a screwdriver, remove lower piece. Make sure and retighten the flange nuts on the head before tightening the new bracket in place.

[noodles]

TORQUE.........!!!!!!!!!!!

BigAl Has Torque~

(torque did it)
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wish i had torque......

Originally Posted by thrasher

The more torque the motor has, the easier it is to break it.

:yawn: I may never need to replace mine ----- riding like an old man and all>

Guess I can use the money for Tequila instead of a bracket>

[thrasher]

Originally Posted by pairofnines

:yawn: I may never need to replace mine ----- riding like an old man and all>

Guess I can use the money for Tequila instead of a bracket>

I see you have acquired the sleeping sickness now, Richard. :yawn: I'm a bad influence...