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/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl General Category >> Rubber Side Down! >> NEW MUFF INSTALLED...........SMOKE??? /cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1190676043 Message started by southerngirl on 09/24/07 at 16:20:43 |
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Title: NEW MUFF INSTALLED...........SMOKE??? Post by southerngirl on 09/24/07 at 16:20:43 I installed the dyna muff today and I put the factory shield back on, It sounded really good so I rode around the block to see if it felt different....When I got home it was smoking......just a lil bit, I took shield back off and it was coming from the clamp area.....Is my clamp not tight enough, is the aluminum can melting, what did I do to my poor bike????? |
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Title: Re: NEW MUFF INSTALLED...........SMOKE??? Post by YonuhAdisi on 09/24/07 at 16:27:14 Is it a BRAND NEW muffler? If so there may be a coating inside it, (some factorys put a small coating of rust preventive while they keep it stored in their warehouse.) That may be burning off. But yes, check your clamp also. As you ride, the metal will obviously heat up which causes expansion. |
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Title: Re: NEW MUFF INSTALLED...........SMOKE??? Post by southerngirl on 09/24/07 at 16:33:04 It is a take off...not new.... I tightened the clamp as tight as I could, BUT I also could not get the muff all the way to the ridge, i tugged, pulled, did everything I could, even without the aluminum can pieces it wouldnt go all the way to the ridge, |
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Title: Re: NEW MUFF INSTALLED...........SMOKE??? Post by YonuhAdisi on 09/24/07 at 16:35:10 I've noticed that many here have had to get a ten degree bend/extension made because the angle would not let the muffler go all the way on. That could be your problem then. |
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Title: Re: NEW MUFF INSTALLED...........SMOKE??? Post by T-Mack1 on 09/24/07 at 17:05:31 Factory clamp will only go so tight then it hits. I saw posts to use a Harley clamp and also a post to use a auto muffler clamp. I trimmed a little off the tabs on my factory clamp, the inner thing/flange/clamp hole (pick one). Also, I noticed that my bolt was in poor shape, so I drill out the welded on nut and put on a hardened bolt (grade 8). |
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Title: Re: NEW MUFF INSTALLED...........SMOKE??? Post by FreeSpirit on 09/24/07 at 17:40:34 YonuhAdisi wrote:
I'm a little confused....dont know alot about mufflers,but I thought someone else said a 5 degree was enough!? Just thought I'd ask!? Also for southerngirl.....if the seller said it would fit,I'm wondering if you could email him and ask him what's wrong...if he said it would fit,which I think he did,then he should help you.....just an idea :-) |
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Title: Re: NEW MUFF INSTALLED...........SMOKE??? Post by YonuhAdisi on 09/24/07 at 17:45:24 I believe some bikes take a 5 degree, and others 10 degree. I think it all depends on the frame tolerances of the individual frame. (But I'm just guessing here) Though I do know that at least one person here has said he needed to have a 10 degree bent fabricated. |
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Title: Re: NEW MUFF INSTALLED...........SMOKE??? Post by southerngirl on 09/24/07 at 17:47:47 it came with a big heavy duty clamp, I am just a girl, so maybe i need a lil more elbow grease to get it tighter... I will try to get some big stong man around here to try to tighten it tighter for me.... ;) |
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Title: Re: NEW MUFF INSTALLED...........SMOKE??? Post by bill67 on 09/24/07 at 18:31:51 You could try putting a 2x4 square against the back of muffer and tap it with a hammer to get it on tighter be sure its against a wall so bike dont fall over |
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Title: Re: NEW MUFF INSTALLED...........SMOKE??? Post by skatnbnc on 09/25/07 at 07:50:30 Every so often when my muffler comes loose I have to whack it with a rubber mallet on the end of the pipe to get it to go back over the stock header pipe. Then I re-tighten the clamps. The board and hammer are good too, just make sure on either method that you have the implement square on, or you may end up bending the connection. |
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