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Am I missing my exhaust gasket's

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I don't believe I am because I don't have an exhaust leak. Other than the tiny one by a broken bolt. And I couldn't even hear it. I just seen it when I took the exhaust apart to fix the bolt.

I wouldn't have even thought anything was missing until I looked at a part's Fische. I've try picking at the port in the head, but can't seem to get anything to break loose. I have looked at pic's of the gasket's on ebay, but I don't see anything that looks like them. Unless of course they are just smashed into place and I just can't tell what they are.

So do you guy's think I'm missing the gasket's and they just don't leak,,or what. Thanks

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It looks like it's in there looking at your first picture and you see the thin line just inside on the right side of the exhaust port. Take a pick right there, or even a screw driver, and see if it doesn't pry apart. They are sometimes hard to see unless you know what you are looking for.
 
Ya, I figured they had to be in there. But you never know what a PO has done.

Should I put new ones in since I have it tore apart.
 
yes get new ones....

they are only a couple of bucks each....and new ones will insure you will not have a leak...
 
Are they made of a fiber material, or metal,,,or both,,,lol. I just tried picking it out and couldn't get anything to move. Is it one of those thing's that I would have to destroy, like a trani seal on a car,,, to get it out.
 
yes, some metal and and inbetween some composite material, they get squished and baked into place, use a really flat tin screwdriver, or a dental pick, it could be in there hard and might take a bit of force to get them out...

you will probably destroy them
 
I got em. :D

I did the first one like a trani seal. I damaged it, then grabbed hold of a piece of it with a pair of channel locks. It just unraveled like a biscuit container. :cool: I had to unravel 2. The other 2 I was able to just grab them and pull them right out.


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cowboyup3371 said:
Gatekeeper is right; fortunately, they aren't that expensive to replace - about $4 a piece.
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I hope they're that cheap. I now need 4. :lol:

Knowing my luck no one local will have them and I'll have to order them. :-s

Thanks for the help guy's.
 
They are from Boulevard Suzuki (just checked when I posted it a minute ago); you'll probably pay closer to $6 at a few other places.
 
Hopefully I can come up with them before I get all my part's in that I need from the guy backing into my bike. :mad:

I'm getting ready to start a thread in appearance about that one.
 
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