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Exhaust removal 1981 GS850

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Hi all,

I want to clean up my exhaust and possibly wrap it in exhaust wrap. How do I go about removing the exhaust? Any special tricks or it is simply removing the bolts? Thanks in advance everyone.

Andy
 
Spray everything with PB blaster. Let the bike cool down for a full 24 hours. Loosen ALL bolts 1/4-1/2 turn each. THEN go back through and remove all bolts. Let the headers sit on the ground (towel) and then remove the rear bolts.
 
Go very easy on the bolts that hold the pipes to the head. Use a 1/4" ratchet and do NOT force them. If they seem stuck hit them with PB Blaster or similar and let them soak. Try again after a few hours and if they don't loosen, get a propane torch and heat the bolt(s) red hot. Let it cool and try again. Keep hitting with the spray lube (BTW, do NOT use WD-40), and try to work the bolt back and forth. If you take your time you shouldn't break any bolts off. Ham fist the job and you will pay.

Good luck
 
Hi,

Be sure to remove all the bolts underneath on the crossover. There was one bolt I couldn't see easily and it had me baffled for a while. But that's easy to do. I'm only the bass player. :p

Thank you for your indulgence,

BassCliff
 
Thanks for the info guys, I appreciate it. Glad I heard, No WD-40. Good to know.
 
Is it possible to just remove the crossover so that I can access the drain pan? I cant seem to access them so that I could fix the stripped thread.
 
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