brought my bike to get new apes and he called me with this news one of the exhaust flange bolts broke off, see pic

 

well looks like there is still a good amount there to get it out no problem... little PB blaster and some vice grips you will be golden!

 

ain't nothing but a meatball...... No sweat.... PB is the **** for stuff like that.

 

Who did you take your bike to? Dealer? Independent shop? Friend? How did they break off an exhaust bolt while putting on new handlebars?

 

quite a bit of that lately.

 

I'd hope it was busted, and the mechanic noticed it. However you'd think the OP would have noticed the exhuast leak??

 

They're not making bolts the way they used to. I think its a conspiracy to sell more of those expensive torque wrenches. I was alot stronger 20 years ago and never busted a bolt. Now I'm breaking about half of them, no s*it!

 

I am recovering from a broken leg so my friend drove the bike to another buddy who is an exharley mechanic, he noticed the bolt when he was looking over the bike before he started the bars, it took 2 hours but he got the bolt out

 

So pb blaster is better than liquid wrench? I have a bolt that is stripped but can't get it too budge at all...I tried hitting it with the liquid wrench and putting a vice grip but that sucker does not budge at all...The bolt came out a bit before stripping