Argh! I'm supposed to be fitting my new Termi system today, but I've fallen at the first hurdle! I can't even get the belly pan off!! The previous owner had rounded the hex bolt underneath the right hand belly pan half and all I've succeeded in doing over the last hour or so is making it worse! In the end I've resorted to drilling it out, only to find that I don't have a sharp enough drill and on top of that, since it is under the bike, you can't even get the drill to point straight up..... It's still in there, refusing to budge! What a f*cking PITA!!! I've given up for the day now before I start throwing my drill and various other assorted tools at the bike. I know some people have said that it takes over four hours to fit - perhaps the first hour is always filled with swearing like mine has been??!! Hopefully it will be easier tomorrow!!! P.S. And while I'm at it, what's with having to remove the centre stand to get at the sump protector's bolts?? Aaaaaaaaarrrrrrrgggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Briggers - take a deep breath and get the kettle on mate :tongue: I had a similar issue with a bolt into my swinging arm that I snapped off when refitting the crud catcher after adjusting the chain. However, I decided to leave it for the day after getting myself a bit wound up, and the next day it came out super easy (the worst part was getting enough stuff off the bike to be able to get a drill to the snapped bolt). I soaked the problem bolt in penetrating oil overnight. Then I drilled a relatively small hole into the centre of the bolt (having compared the drill bit size with a selection of flat blade screwdriver heads and chosen a drill slightly smaller than the width of the screwdriver blade). Next I hammered the screwdriver attachment into the freshly drilled hole, so that the extra width of its blade bit into the bolt good and proper. Then I got a small ratchet onto the screwdriver head and simply wound out the snapped off bolt. After sweating and swearing at it on day one, it came out dead easy on day two. Hope you find the same thing happens with you tomorrow
Thanks Steve, Definitely got myself wound up, that's for sure!! An early beer is helping bring my back down. Good call on the penetrating oil - I'll get that going tonight. Fingers crossed for tomorrow! Steve
It's a bugger isn't it, I always have moments like this such good advice to just walk away and leave it, start a fresh first thing, you'll probably have a eureka moment later tonight and get it sorted within an hour tomorrow. tell you what though, It's a great feeling when you get the problem conquered, it'll be the best fitted exhaust you've ever seen when you stand back and wallow in your pride
It's always worth having a set of left handed drill bit in your toolbox for these kind of jobs. There's no guarantee they'll work but in my experience you'll get about a 75% success rate and that's better than throwing tools around that might bounce and hit your bike. Just google them and you'll find plenty available with the quality and range of sizes being the major factor when it comes to price.
To help you approach jobs with the right mental attitude, try Robert Pirsig's Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0099322617/?tag=ducatiforum-21
Got the b*stard! Thank goodness for that. Dremmel'd a slot into one side and then forced it undone by putting a screwdriver in and hitting it with a hammer to rotate it. All the ancilliary bits are off now, so hopefully on Sunday I'll get the Termi fitted. Fingers crossed.
Result Good luck with fitting the exhaust mate - it will look great once it's done. BTW, not sure if you will have the same with a Termi as my experience if with an Arrows system. But I found it almost impossible to get the mid section onto the original header pipes without taking them off. The fitting guide didn't say to remove them but after 1/2 hour of sweat and swearing I took just the front one off the manifold and it made getting the new exhaust lined up and fitted a million times easier... Took 2 minutes to take it off and then bolt it back in place once everything was lined up - just wish I'd known about it before I started :tongue:
Once I got past the belly pan screw everything else went swimmingly. So here we are, a photo of my Multi wearing its new Termignoni system. It sounds great, runs smoothly and you really notice the weight difference. Very happy with it.
