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Cracked off exhaust studs? Here's my opinion on the best way to get them out. What you need. 1. A nice sunny day with no hangover and lots of patients . (Do not attemt under any circumstances after arguments with wife or in bad mood!!) 2. Can of WD40 3. Hammer. 4. A drill chuck / MoleGrips. ( take apart an old drill or buy a new chuck from a electric drill spares shop. I think the drill chuck is better as it grips from 3 sides. 5. Bastard file (flat). 6. Pencil Torch. ( If you know somebody who is a plumber then get them to lend you one. It's like a small gas flame on the end of a pencil with a lead that runs back to the can. ) Method 1. Soak in WD40 for a few days every day. 2. Pick a day your feeling lucky. 3. Hit stud on the end with the hammer a few times to try and shock the stud to help it move. ( Careful not too hard and hit it straight ! ) 4. Dry the wd40 off the stud and attach the drill chuck. Do up nice and tight. Sometimes you can use molegrips but on my bike you couldn't get them in there. 5. Use the pencil torch to heat up the head not the bolt. 6. Turn the molegrips or drill chuck to remove the stud. 7. If chuck / moles slip on stud use file to flatten sides of stud to get more grip. Hope this helps. The studs on my Thundercat were M6 ! A bit on the small side i think Mr Yamaha.

Hello All Thought that somebody might have had some suggestions on the exhaust downpipes. Perhaps a new set of motad stainless steel are the best option? Does anybody know of a good yamaha breakers? Feeling quite pleased with myself as I have managed to get out the cracked off studs. Here's my opinion on the best way to get them out. What you need. 1. A nice sunny day with no hangover and lots of patients . (Do not attemt under any circumstances after arguments with wife or in bad mood!!) 2. Can of WD40 3. Hammer. 4. A drill chuck / MoleGrips. ( take apart an old drill or buy a new chuck from a electric drill spares shop. I think the drill chuck is better as it grips from 3 sides. 5. Bastard file (flat). 6. Pencil Torch. ( If you know somebody who is a plumber then get them to lend you one. It's like a small gas flame on the end of a pencil with a lead that runs back to the can. ) Method 1. Soak in WD40 for a few days every day. 2. Pick a day your feeling lucky. 3. Hit stud on the end with the hammer a few times to try and shock the stud to help it move. ( Careful not too hard and hit it straight ! ) 4. Dry the wd40 off the stud and attach the drill chuck. Do up nice and tight. Sometimes you can use molegrips but on my bike you couldn't get them in there. 5. Use the pencil torch to heat up the head not the bolt. 6. Turn the molegrips or drill chuck to remove the stud. 7. If chuck / moles slip on stud use file to flatten sides of stud to get more grip. The studs on my Thundercat were M6 ! A bit on the small side i think Mr Yamaha. I'll put this on a separate post also. cheers

I saw it on sky travel over Christmas. Far better than most of the sh1t on the tv this crimbo. I even recorded all of it and gave it to my mate who doesn't have freeview. I thought it was exellent. It was on for 7 nights for an hour a night but I suppose without the ads this would cut out 15 mins per show. I think they had the wrong bikes for the trip though and tried to pack too much on them. What does everybody else think?

Hello All Sorry not replying to all your posts as I am still without a phone And therefore internet. I have moved house and BT are 'p'ing me off at the mo by not gettin their arse in gear and sorting my phone Rant Rant Rant I too have the dreded snapped off manifold to head bolts. Two. I have quite a lot of the stud left sticking out so hopefully they should come out without too much hassle although when I mentioned this at my local yamaha dealers the guys behind the counter both had problems supressing their sniggers. I'm waiting for a day when I feel particularly lucky. Can anybody recommend a good aftermarket downpipe set for the cat as I was going to get some from a breakers as the Yam Originals were £280 which I thought too much as I don't find the time to ride much. I realize that a motad set of stainless is about the same money but is there anything cheaper? I rang pro bikesalvage and after saying ' Yeah mate. got a really nice set, give us 3 days and we'll send em down' then nothing. After a week I rephoned them only to be told ' Didn't we ring you? Got them off the bike but they were rotten.' So the pipes went from real nice to rotten in 3 days! Cheers Guys. Ooops Ranting again Look forward to any suggestions Thanks in Advance

Thanks Beezkneez That would be most appreciated. I like the look of yer bike....nice. Cheers Matey

Hi All Just a quick query. I have a Thundercat that has had a exhaust problem recently. One of the flanges came away from the rest of the downpipes causing much noise and hassle. I now have another set of downpipes to go on. Can anybody tell me the torque wrench settings for the M8 studs that hold the downpipes to the engine. I don't want to over do it!!!! TA