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Ducbsa
Posted on Saturday, July 03, 2010 - 06:30 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I searched 'torco' in the KV and didn't find anything. Anyway, the manual says to use a new one each time.

Is this necessary if you torque the old one to spec?
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Hogs
Posted on Saturday, July 03, 2010 - 06:42 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Have reused mine on 3 Different xb`s never a problem...
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Odie
Posted on Saturday, July 03, 2010 - 07:43 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I have reused all of the muffler attaching hardware countless times.....no issues...
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Ducbsa
Posted on Saturday, July 03, 2010 - 07:55 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Thanks, that's what I suspected.
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Ericz
Posted on Saturday, July 03, 2010 - 08:33 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

The nut and stud are made out of a softer material and if you over-torque them the stud will sheer or the nut will strip. I have broken several when I was a tech and it is always good to keep an extra around.
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Kenney83
Posted on Saturday, July 03, 2010 - 12:47 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Mine just broke. I think I over tightned it. If you follow the owners manual you should be fine
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2008xb12scg
Posted on Saturday, July 03, 2010 - 08:28 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Mine broke when I cahnged the exhaust and reused it. But I didnt use a torque wrench. But Kevin from Drummer and Al from asb both said you should replace it.
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Reepicheep
Posted on Monday, July 05, 2010 - 11:59 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Search for torca instead of torco. : )

So which clamp... the one between the header and the exhaust? That one can likely be reused forever.

The pair of clamps on the back of the exhaust can likely could also be reused forever if you follow the torque instructions in the service manual.

The front strap around the front of the exhaust can is the problematic one. I reused one up to three times on my XB9SX with no problem (installed by the book). I bought a Uly that had likely reused (previous owner repainted exhaust right before he sold it, which I appreciated). He may or may not have been torqued correctly. It broke within 1000 miles.

The rub on that front clamp is that if it does break, you run a HUGE risk of shearing an exhaust stud very quickly. That is a ROYAL PITA. If enough studs shear, and that other clamp fails, the front of the exhaust can could pivot down and turn you into a pole vaulter. I think you would have to be really stubborn ignoring a lot of scary noises before it got to that point, but the outcome could be total loss of life and bike, so don't ignore that either.

You can find those front clamps at auto parts store (generally special order one day out) and marine supply stores, but the two that I got from each respectively were thinner steel than the factory part. That being said, I am running one of the marine ones now on the front of the Uly and it hasn't broken yet (maybe 500 miles on it).
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Ducbsa
Posted on Monday, July 05, 2010 - 06:20 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Search for torca instead of torco.

Huh, you mean I have to spell things right for Search to work? Not Fair!! Thanks, that would have worked a lot better. I did mean the big one on the muffler inlet. I will check the torque on the straps.
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Tmall
Posted on Tuesday, July 06, 2010 - 10:53 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

It's better to use a new one. They're only a couple of bucks. And if they go, they'll rattle the shit out of your muffler. I was losing screws out of my Drummer SS and wasn't sure why. Then I discovered the Torca was as tight as it could go and the mid pipe was moving freely.

I bought a new one, and it's worked wonderfully since.
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Nuerburgringer
Posted on Thursday, July 08, 2010 - 12:20 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Be extra careful that you do not over-torque the large stainless muffler clamp/straps. Those things will easily compress the mild steel muffler body. Follow the manual's torque specs, and maybe subtract one ft/lb for extra measure. I'm tellin' ya, that muffler is vulnerable.
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