exhaust wont budge

any ideas guys and gals ?

my front down pipe wont budge at all

ive already snapped the two studs , ive got the back piece off , but this bugger wont shift ,

anyone with any ideas on how to please

cheers
gaz-sv

[jambo]

If you've snapped the 2 studs then you're in for some grief. None the less, have you undone the bolt that connects the front downpiper to the rear system, and is it moving there?

[rictus01]

you have removed the centre bolt on the lefthand side haven't you (often forgotten).

Cheers Mark.

[Stu]

Originally Posted by gaz-sv650s

ive already snapped the two studs

I wish there was a sticky post or something on this site just saying, Don't even attempt to remove the front studs of the exhaust system on any SV older than 6 months/4000 miles or so.
http://forums.sv650.org/showthread.php?t=110571

[jambo]

Originally Posted by Stu

I wish there was a sticky post or something on this site just saying, Don't even attempt to remove the front studs of the exhaust system on any SV older than 6 months/4000 miles or so.
http://forums.sv650.org/showthread.php?t=110571

There's a sticky that says "search before posting and provide all relevant information" for the impact that has I'd suggest more stickies aren't the way to go


Jambo

You need to disconnect the front header from the rear of the system, this can be done at the section underneath the clutch cover.

You also need to check that you have undone the bolt behind/below the right footpeg and on the passenger foot peg which connects to the silencer.

Then there is the clamp which is near the rear shock, you can access this from the left hand side (remove black side panels), which secures the rear downpipe/system to the rear header (this is a little stump).

The last thing to check, and most commonly missed is the bolt which is accessed from the left hand side towards the front of the sidestand under the engine. It connects the connector section (where the rear cylinder snakes around) to the frame.

Originally Posted by rictus01

you have removed the centre bolt on the lefthand side haven't you (often forgotten).

Cheers Mark.

I have not idea what your talking about...

[dizzyblonde]

Its an absolute barsteward to get the system off, if its never been off. It took YC about three weeks of careful persuasion, with various devices of a heavy kind, .I say this in a polite manner as I could have hit him with a hammer at times over it, it was cringeworthy!
If you've snapped the studs off, its going to be tricky, somewhere along the lines of a stud extractor I think. As the others have said, have you taken the other bolts off? Be careful when you eventually get it off, you will need a new front gasket thingy, and in the rear there is a muffler gasket( funny looking wire wool type object....I made the mistake of pulling that out, so i had to buy both new

[Stu]

Originally Posted by dizzyblonde

Its an absolute barsteward to get the system off, if its never been off. It took YC about three weeks of careful persuasion, with various devices of a heavy kind, .I say this in a polite manner as I could have hit him with a hammer at times over it, it was cringeworthy!
If you've snapped the studs off, its going to be tricky, somewhere along the lines of a stud extractor I think. As the others have said, have you taken the other bolts off? Be careful when you eventually get it off, you will need a new front gasket thingy, and in the rear there is a muffler gasket( funny looking wire wool type object....I made the mistake of pulling that out, so i had to buy both new

Be very wary before using an easy out - when (not if ) it breaks you'll have no end of trouble getting the stud out e.g. 7 broken cobalt drills before giving up & cutting the post below the stud extractor.

new front gasket thingy - What you talking about

all nuts and bolts undone !!! nothing holding it in as far as i can see but it aint moving

i got myself a stud extractor for when i can finally get the pipe off to remove studs , at minute it wont fit on , impact type extractor

ive sprayed no end of wd , damn thing wont budge !!!

cheers for all the advice , im gonna try a blow torch next and heat her up see if that helps - petrol tank removed of course !!!