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I had posted this tip last year when I discovered this and shared it because I thought it was such a wonderful idea. Many had emailed me and PM'd me and asked questions because they thought it sounded great that you could repack you baffle for 99 cents and have it outlast the glass packs that you pay much more for.
In short, this whole first post is a rant because I was actually quite angry last night so here is the scoop. The next post will be the procedure posted again so if your new or just want that then skip this first post.
Mythbusters go to work!
Well when I posted this tip last year there were so many comments to the negative that lacked understanding of what was being said that I finally asked Frank to delete the thread. Never again! I found out last night that the idea is not only valid but actually worked even better than I had first posted!
We had nay sayers marching in here like zombies making claims that according to my research cannot be substantiated. I can only assume that they were either not telling the truth (I have no idea why you would do that?) or they just failed some other way.
Any how. I noticed that over the last two weeks here my pipe had started making a rattling sound and getting louder. I figured that the baffle was working loose and all the steel wool packing I had put in was long gone. Well I was wrong on both accounts!
The center stem had broken off and was rattling around inside, the baffle cone was still secure. Upon removal I discovered that my now 1 year old steel wool pack job was still mostly intact! That is right, 8k+ miles, 1 year later it was mostly all still there! A lot of what was gone was most likely from just the last two weeks as the baffle tube was rattling around beating the stuff out. It wasn't until just two weeks ago or so that this pipe started getting louder.
I had stated in the old thread to the nay sayers that my pack job was still intact even months later but there were claims that another person tried it and it was all burnt out and gone in just 4 days or so!
Well, Hoom says BS! Whoever had that result much have done one of the following:
A. Not followed instructions at all and packed it wrong somehow.
B. Not used steel wool but something else?
C. Lied about the whole thing which is what I am inclined to believe.
Basically, if this didn't work for you, you did it wrong! Unless you just lied?
Here are the pics people and also a video so dial up beware! I have news for you all. "Real" steel wool does not burn! I tested it, it does not. If your steel wool burns then you either have something on it that is burning or you don't have real steel wool there. Or you just incinerated it at temps well above what it needs to be able to withstand for this job.
Here are the pics and video...
When I opened the baffle and removed the broken cone and tube this plug of steel wool was still firmly wrapped and wired around it!
What you are looking at is about 2/3 of what I originally put in there still in tact and quite usable after 8k+ miles and a year of use! Blew out in 4 days my a$$!!! I got as tip for ya, next time try using steel wool!
Next...
I tried to burn the stuff, here we go, enjoy! Yes I am a smart a$$, I was quite pi$$ed about this!
It doesn't burn folks! In fact, after I torched it in that video I went on to burn it more and more to see if I could ash it up. I didn't think anyone would want to d/l 15 minutes of me flaming a piece of steel wool so you just get this short one. If you want more, I'll gladly do it up!
Here is a picture of the aftermath of the burning for those who couldn't view the video. The steel wool is discolored a bit but still perfectly usable! flammable my a$$!
Well that concludes my rant and the Mythbusters edition of this tip. The bottom line is that if you do it "exactly" as I show you in this tip it WILL work for you, save you money, and last longer than glass packing! Now who is into saving money and wrenching while riding more?
There are many members on this board who deserve this info so I took it upon myself to take the time to repost it all.
No worries, despite cold hard evidence the naysayers will be back. For those of you would like to try it, just know that I would never lie to you. You can simply disregard any retarded posts you may see to the contrary. They are simply fumes! This is a time proven procedure at this point.
Hoom rant over...
Now the tip:
see next post.
In short, this whole first post is a rant because I was actually quite angry last night so here is the scoop. The next post will be the procedure posted again so if your new or just want that then skip this first post.
Mythbusters go to work!
Well when I posted this tip last year there were so many comments to the negative that lacked understanding of what was being said that I finally asked Frank to delete the thread. Never again! I found out last night that the idea is not only valid but actually worked even better than I had first posted!
We had nay sayers marching in here like zombies making claims that according to my research cannot be substantiated. I can only assume that they were either not telling the truth (I have no idea why you would do that?) or they just failed some other way.
Any how. I noticed that over the last two weeks here my pipe had started making a rattling sound and getting louder. I figured that the baffle was working loose and all the steel wool packing I had put in was long gone. Well I was wrong on both accounts!
The center stem had broken off and was rattling around inside, the baffle cone was still secure. Upon removal I discovered that my now 1 year old steel wool pack job was still mostly intact! That is right, 8k+ miles, 1 year later it was mostly all still there! A lot of what was gone was most likely from just the last two weeks as the baffle tube was rattling around beating the stuff out. It wasn't until just two weeks ago or so that this pipe started getting louder.
I had stated in the old thread to the nay sayers that my pack job was still intact even months later but there were claims that another person tried it and it was all burnt out and gone in just 4 days or so!
Well, Hoom says BS! Whoever had that result much have done one of the following:
A. Not followed instructions at all and packed it wrong somehow.
B. Not used steel wool but something else?
C. Lied about the whole thing which is what I am inclined to believe.
Basically, if this didn't work for you, you did it wrong! Unless you just lied?
Here are the pics people and also a video so dial up beware! I have news for you all. "Real" steel wool does not burn! I tested it, it does not. If your steel wool burns then you either have something on it that is burning or you don't have real steel wool there. Or you just incinerated it at temps well above what it needs to be able to withstand for this job.
Here are the pics and video...
When I opened the baffle and removed the broken cone and tube this plug of steel wool was still firmly wrapped and wired around it!
What you are looking at is about 2/3 of what I originally put in there still in tact and quite usable after 8k+ miles and a year of use! Blew out in 4 days my a$$!!! I got as tip for ya, next time try using steel wool!
Next...
I tried to burn the stuff, here we go, enjoy! Yes I am a smart a$$, I was quite pi$$ed about this!
It doesn't burn folks! In fact, after I torched it in that video I went on to burn it more and more to see if I could ash it up. I didn't think anyone would want to d/l 15 minutes of me flaming a piece of steel wool so you just get this short one. If you want more, I'll gladly do it up!
Here is a picture of the aftermath of the burning for those who couldn't view the video. The steel wool is discolored a bit but still perfectly usable! flammable my a$$!
Well that concludes my rant and the Mythbusters edition of this tip. The bottom line is that if you do it "exactly" as I show you in this tip it WILL work for you, save you money, and last longer than glass packing! Now who is into saving money and wrenching while riding more?
There are many members on this board who deserve this info so I took it upon myself to take the time to repost it all.
No worries, despite cold hard evidence the naysayers will be back. For those of you would like to try it, just know that I would never lie to you. You can simply disregard any retarded posts you may see to the contrary. They are simply fumes! This is a time proven procedure at this point.
Hoom rant over...
Now the tip:
see next post.
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