frozen exhaust bolts

[Hammered]

I know its a bit late for this advice but here goes anyway. At the first sign of seizure, stop. A broke bolt or stud will always stay broken from that point. But if you stop and soak for atleast an over night stay, THEN take a a hammer and long punch and tap the bolt head for a minute or so and resoak, youll find 99% will come out without any issues. When reinstalling go with a stainless bolt or stub.Even though you will still have some reaction between these dis-similar metals, it wont be as bad as with Mild steel and aluminum. And a high grade copper anti-seize with every bolt or stud installed. I try to stay away from heat with aluminum due the fact it will heat fast, but also transfer that heat to the bolt, swelling it as well. The soaking and tapping method has served me well.

[charger71798]

Hi Drew it's Cris Hile. Glad to hear you got your problem solved. Just think- If you didn't have any of these toys you wouldn't have any problems! Thanks again for the GS750. I'll try to get pictures to you when it's done...

[Hank.SD]

Anyone know off hand what the size and pitch of these bolts (GS1100E) is? I forgot to bring one to work today.

[Zooks]

Try to turn them forward and back. Once they crack loose, don't force anything. Continue to work them back and forth, it's just a matter of time.

Sound advice. Patience is the key.

Once you've broken a few (many years ago now) you realise that 'wiggling' them out slowly is a lot quicker than removing the broken tips.