• 4 Stroke Husqvarna Motorcycles Made In Italy - About 1989 to 2014
     TE = 4st Enduro & TC = 4st Cross

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Help with TE 511 headpipe removal

Cosmokenney

Cosmokenney

Husqvarna
Pro Class
I dented my headpipe on a rock, right at the bend. It's a pretty good sized dent. I want to try to pull it off and do the fill with water and freeze thing. The workshop manual simply says to "loosen the two screws with a 12 mm Allen wrench." There are two nuts on the header clamp. I tried to get a wrench in there to remove the nuts, but there simply isn't enough room to get a wrench on one of them.

What can I do to make room without turning this into a mult-day project?

Also when I have it off, I'm thinking of wrapping with insulator wrap. And I was thinking of putting some kind of protector on it, but couldn't find much other than the super expensive carbon fiber stuff.
 
Tinken said:
If you can't get the dent out, we have full dent removal services.

http://www.amazon.com/010129-Titanium-Exhaust-Header-Wrap/dp/B002R4U7G4/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1392412113&sr=8-2&keywords=titanium header wrap
http://www.amazon.com/Tusk-Aluminum-Pipe-Guard-Silver/dp/B004FSJMWK/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1392412181&sr=8-8&keywords=aluminum exhaust guard
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Thanks Tinken. I'm going to start calling you Encyclopedia Tinken. :) You have all the answers.

I searched hi and low for a guard but was qualifying the searches with "TE 511". I've seen that generic one before and was wondering where folks were getting them.
 
I know these bikes inside and out. Many of the changes made between 2010-2014 was a direct result in consultation between Husqvarna and us.
 
Freezing worked perfectly well. One overnight freeze got the dents mostly out. If I had the patience to do one more night, they would probably be gone. Luckily the dent was right at the apex of the second big bend. So I was able to keep the water there. I can see that freezing wouldn't be so helpful further back on the pipe. You need to be able to get the water to completely cover your dent (on the inside) and then some.
 
Tinken said:
http://www.amazon.com/Tusk-Aluminum-Pipe-Guard-Silver/dp/B004FSJMWK/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1392412181&sr=8-8&keywords=aluminum exhaust guard
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Is the aluminum strong enough that it actually helps? I'm the first to admit I don't know much but it would seem that since it sits right on the pipe itself that whatever impact the guard takes would just be transferred to the pipe itself. Lots of people use them and it's cheap enough protection so I guess I'll give it a go.
 
turtlemoye said:
Is the aluminum strong enough that it actually helps? I'm the first to admit I don't know much but it would seem that since it sits right on the pipe itself that whatever impact the guard takes would just be transferred to the pipe itself. Lots of people use them and it's cheap enough protection so I guess I'll give it a go.
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Yea, I got the thing and was looking at how it's mounted. But the metal is rather thick. So that extra layer will most likely distribute a sharp impact, making it not so sharp on the header itself.
 
Yes, plus with the titanium wrap underneath, it helps absorb impacts while keeping your engine area cooler. I just added it to my race bike yesterday.

race_wrap.jpg
 
turtlemoye said:
Is the aluminum strong enough that it actually helps? I'm the first to admit I don't know much but it would seem that since it sits right on the pipe itself that whatever impact the guard takes would just be transferred to the pipe itself. Lots of people use them and it's cheap enough protection so I guess I'll give it a go.
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Here's how it looks on the TE:
TE Exhaust.jpg

The wrap + liberally applied DEI Cool Tape also does seem to keep things quite a bit cooler.
 
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