Hi, I'm looking at a 2nd hand Termignoni can that's seen better days on Fleabay. It'll need some work to get it back to condition, and I think the core pipes will have to come out to allow access to captive nuts behind the out case. The end covers are riveted on (by the looks of things), and I'm wondering if anyone has had this box apart before? My proposal is to drill out the rivets, and have the end covers fall of in to my hands. I've got gas tight rivets to stitch it back up again. Can anyone think of any challenges, or reasons why this might be an absolute no no?
It's straightforward to drill out the rivets and remove the end plate, it's tricky to repack the can with the packing though. There's miles of it in there!
I had mine to pieces to re-pack it a few years ago . I didnt buy the proper rivets and just put it together with alloy rivets . They melted very quickly and I had to replace them. used stainless steel and have had no problems since .
I agree with John - easy to disassemble, very hard to repack with the glass fibre due to the sheer quantity required.
Cheers chaps! Next question, while I have your attention Will the bike run with this exhaust & de-cat pipe using stock ECU?
Will be attempting this at the weekend... Do you think it would be possible, After having removed an end cover, to 'wiggle' a spanner into the can to get at the captive nuts without interfering with the wadding too much? Regarding repacking.... How is the wadding installed? Is it wound around the pipes/ baffles before hand, or is a case of feeding it around the pipes and into the voids from the outside using a sort of 'poking' method?
Jemboe I thought my Termi was too loud, so made the incorrect assumption that the packing was at fault which is why I bought some new packing in readiness to repack it. Once I stared to pull out the existing packing I realized that actually it was in top condition and didn't need the new stuff I had bought, so I started the process of repacking all the stuff I had removed by poking it in with a stick. When I had finished the job it hadn't made the slightest difference, in fact I think it was louder than before. I have since found out that there is a specific method used to pack the can ( don't know what it is though). JerryXT on this site did once recommend a company that does this job, but I'm afraid I have forgotten.
I did exactly the same as John! Made eff all difference and I just wasted a whole afternoon doing it and ended up with shredded hands from repacking it! Don't do it!
