KX Riders

Maintenance & Technical => KX500 Original => Topic started by: reklessj on June 14, 2014, 03:53:19 PM

Title: Help with spark arrester
Post by: reklessj on June 14, 2014, 03:53:19 PM

So I bought a Answer spark arrester off eBay and want to repack it.
Problem: it has Allen screws on tip side and one bolt and rivets on pipe side. Took out all screws and bolt and can not get it apart for the life of me!
Question: Do I need to drill out the rivets to get it apart?
Please help this idiot, I'm about to give up but I Dont want to be irresponsible it is to d**n dry in so cal!!

Title: Re: Help with spark arrester
Post by: bleeding green on June 15, 2014, 12:01:34 AM

if you are trying to pull out the pipe side to repack then all of the fasteners need to come out. so yes, start drilling

Title: Re: Help with spark arrester
Post by: Foxx4Beaver on June 15, 2014, 12:14:18 AM

I haven't used an Answer silencer since the mid 80's, but yeah...it was the only silencer I ever had that I had to drill out rivets, and re-rivet together to re-pack. Then after a couple times, I smartened up and used screws instead of rivets. :wink:

Title: Re: Help with spark arrester
Post by: reklessj on June 16, 2014, 09:54:15 AM

Quote from: bleeding green on June 15, 2014, 12:01:34 AM

if you are trying to pull out the pipe side to repack then all of the fasteners need to come out. so yes, start drilling

I was actually pullin from the tip side (that was unscrewed without rivets) and couldn't get it to budge, so Iwill just drill the thing out!

Title: Re: Help with spark arrester
Post by: reklessj on June 16, 2014, 09:55:48 AM

Thanks for the input guys