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If I remove the bolts on this exhaust hanger, is fluid going to spill out?

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Old 02-25-2019 | 08:07 PM
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Default If I remove the bolts on this exhaust hanger, is fluid going to spill out?

The arrows point to the bolts in question. I want to put on another exhaust that came with the bike to compare the difference.
The other exhaust doesn't use this hanger and also this hanger would get in the way so I have to remove it.
If the highlighted bolts are holding in fluid then I'd like to know the length, diameter, and threading pitch of bolts I can buy since I would't be able to reuse the existing ones since I assume they're too long.
The exhaust is a Martin Bros Medusta and this is on an 04 Ridgeback.
Anyone know about these bolts?

 
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Old 02-25-2019 | 08:18 PM
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exhaust shouldn't leak from removing them. Usually you have to tap the cover with a rubber mallet after removing all the bolts to break the seal with the gasket to remove it.
 
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Old 02-25-2019 | 08:23 PM
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Looks like the syn in that tranny is leaking already.
 
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Old 02-25-2019 | 11:45 PM
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You wont get a fluid leak. Look upmthe softail trans mount bolts at Ronnies or boardtracker and you will be able to get the bolt part numbers, sorry i dont remember the sizes off the top of my head.
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Old 02-26-2019 | 08:44 AM
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Originally Posted by langwilliams
exhaust shouldn't leak from removing them. Usually you have to tap the cover with a rubber mallet after removing all the bolts to break the seal with the gasket to remove it.
I assume that means I could remove one of the neighboring bolts, get two replacements of the same, and then insert the replacement bolts when I take out the others?

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Looks like the syn in that tranny is leaking already.
Do you know how I would check the fluid level in that tranny and what replacement fluid to use?
 
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Old 02-27-2019 | 10:18 AM
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So my tranny fluid was at the min fill line, I put in maybe an ounce of Bel Ray and it went up to the max fill line.
Is 1oz really the range of the fill lines? Baker six-speed overdrive.

I checked it with the engine cold and on the kickstand
 

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Old 02-28-2019 | 10:54 PM
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22-24oz is spec for your tranny. Check with bike upright, not on side stand...You have a Baker six-into-five transmision BTW.
 
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