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1915 Muffler Question
Posted: Mon Dec 23, 2019 5:03 am
by WayneJ
How is the tail pipe attached to the rear cast iron end cap of the 1915 muffler? How is the tail pipe removed?
Re: 1915 Muffler Question
Posted: Mon Dec 23, 2019 10:31 am
by Russ T Fender
If it's like my '14 the tail pipe is swaged into the cast muffler end.
Re: 1915 Muffler Question
Posted: Mon Dec 23, 2019 11:21 am
by R.V.Anderson
The '14 and '15 mufflers are the same, as Val posted. To remove the pipe, I just take my '14 out on our New York State roads. The lunar landscapes that pass for roads out here will knock it out in about 3 miles. I just have to listen for the 'little 'clang' as it hits what's left of the asphalt. Then I retrieve it and expand the muffler end of the pipe slightly so I can press it back in to the muffler head. Then it's ready to get knocked loose again on the next trip.
Re: 1915 Muffler Question
Posted: Mon Dec 23, 2019 11:27 am
by RajoRacer
That's funny R.V. !!!
Re: 1915 Muffler Question
Posted: Mon Dec 23, 2019 5:46 pm
by Wayne Sheldon
I have an original '14/'15 style muffler for my '15. But the little tail-pipe on it was missing. It isn't the way it should be, but I didn't have a practical way to do it the way it should be. So, I found a scrap of thin-wall steel tubing that just fit the inside of the muffler end, slid it into place, and tack-brazed it into place. Should work okay.