I bought the hi-flo baffles for my 4" rinehart mufflers, was of the belief they could be swapped without pulling mufflers off the bike. Got the end caps off fine, but it's like the baffles are welded in. They won't budge, I tried lube spray, vice grips, hitting a hammer on the vice-grips, nothing. Anyone have any suggestions?

 

Make sure there are no bolts holding baffles. Check underneath. Try a slide hammer. If that doesnt work pull mufflers and use drft or piece of wood to drive out the end. Good luck

 

Thanks, no bolts underneath. Was hoping not to have to buy a slide hammer that I'll likely use once but I may have to.

 

The baffles should be sealed in with RTV. Just keep wiggling and pulling. They will break free and pull straight out. Let the bike run to warm everything up as well.

When I changed to the hi-flows, one side came out easy, the other was a bit of a pain. Warming the bike up made that one rip out easier.

 

Funny....reinharts used to slip out and slam around all by themselves....

 

Thanks, I did try warming it up a bit but maybe not enough. I'll get them hot and try again. Why they would put RTV in there is beyond me. When I called Rinehart to order them the tech guy told me the hard part is getting the cap bolts off, they are on there good with locktite and sometimes the screw head strips trying to break them free. He told me once the end caps are off they should slide right out, NOT!!!

 

The RTV bonds the baffle to the mounting surfaces so that they don't come loose and rattle. There's been a few posts lately where people have experienced this. Check the instructions on installing the hi-flow baffles and you'll see what I mean.

Just keep at it. Once it starts to release it will pull right out pretty easily.

 

Ok thanks, when I got the hi-flos they didn't come with any instructions which I found odd. I'll look it up.

 

Ahhh, ok. Here's the link if you need it.

https://www.revzilla.com/assets/0001...e_100-0111.pdf

 

blaster penetrating oil got mine out