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Exhaust underside bolt bracket repair

Ok, so i dont know if anyone has seen this but im pretty sure as its probably the most exposed part of the bike and the worst designed i thought i would show how i repaired it as i had to hack through the bolt to remove the exhaust, all it was doing was turning due to the rust. Just check out the how bad it was!

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5103/...da6b7c99_z.jpg http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5308/...0cebd797_z.jpg http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5030/...16e6495c_z.jpg

Welds drilled out!

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5187/...e83d6754_z.jpg

Out you come with a junior hacksaw you nasty piece of rusty nut and bolt behind a bracket within a bracket !?!

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5266/...dbbb0212_z.jpg

Filed down inside and ready for a stainless steel M8 40mm nut & bolt, the way it should have been designed in the first place.

Re: Exhaust underside bolt bracket repair

Forgive me....but the exhaust is stainless steel, so if its stainless steel, it don't rust, its burnt on crap?

Re: Exhaust underside bolt bracket repair

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Originally Posted by dizzyblonde (Post 2526164)

Forgive me....but the exhaust is stainless steel, so if its stainless steel, it don't rust, its burnt on crap?

The exhaust is s/s as i was educated on another thread! - unfortunately in suzuki's cost saving wisdom for the sv they used a nut and bolt that wasn't s/s :(

Re: Exhaust underside bolt bracket repair

lol that and every other bolt!