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Exhaust studs
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Noticed while cleaning my recently bought bike (03 xt600e) That one of the exhaust studs has been snapped off, and whilst it doesnt seem to be a problem at the moment it is something I would like to attend to... eventually! I have read about the horrors of getting this sorted and the problems people have had but something i havent been able to find out is the size of the replacement studs and nuts I will need to get. Apologies if the info is here and ive missed it, Great site by the way! (already helped me with the oil and filter change) Bill.
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Hello fellow Wirralite !
I have owned two XT600E's and one of them had this exact problem.
I got the replacement studs from Marriotts....
To get the broken ones out is a pain in the ass. I had to remove my head and get a blow torch on one and just got it out with a stud extractor..
Another one had to be drilled out..
Another one had to have a nut welded onto it...
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Hi!
Thanks for the quick reply! Exhaust is quite rusty and im guessing the previous owner may have tried to remove it to get some welding done on a hole, snapped one stud, given up and had the hole patched in situ. Been to Marriotts a few times already in my brief ownership of this bike, ill call in, in the week and get replacements in readiness. Thanks for your help ! Bill
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If you're half handy with a spanner, it really is a lot easier to remove the head to get them out. And A LOT easier...
You could then take the head down to an engineering shop to get them out or give it to me to remove for a crate of
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