How to fix a broken exhaust flange

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Re: How to fix a broken exhaust flange

27 Aug 2009 18:45

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looks like cast iron to me anyway! :laugh:

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Re: How to fix a broken exhaust flange

27 Aug 2009 18:52

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I just went out and checked, the ones on my 650 are alluminum, and the ones for my z1 are cast iron

74 Z1a 900 (Apart and making it better than ever)
77 Kz 650b (Threw a rod, going to sandwich in a 900 or 1000 motor)
76 Kz 400d
05 ninja zx-636
81 Kz 750 Ltd
Darien, Illinois

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Re: How to fix a broken exhaust flange

27 Aug 2009 19:17

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ahhhhhhhhhhhh??????????replace it?????????

1976 KZ900
2003 ZX12R
2007 FZ1000
2004 ninja 250R for wife

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Re: How to fix a broken exhaust flange

27 Aug 2009 19:24

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Yes the 1000 flanges are cast steel, and yes they snap easily if the shims aren't seated right, or if you tighten one side more than the other.

1977 KZ1000
GSXR swingarm and rear brake
WM6 rear Akront rim
Wiseco 1075c pistons
33 smoothbores
stage 3 Web Cams
Head porting
Dyna S ignition
Lockhart oil cooler
Wiseco header

1980 Z1R drag bike
1200cc
38 Flatslides, .
500' cams
7" slick
Dyan 4000 SP ignition
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Ontario, Canada

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Re: How to fix a broken exhaust flange

27 Aug 2009 19:31

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lol!!!! this thread got funny! I ordered a new one

2012 Triumph Bonneville SE black

1978 KZ1000 B2 LTD
Fresh top end rebuild
Rebuilt head
Wiseco 1015 pistons
Dyna s
Green Dyna coils
Wired george mod

It is easier to say what I haven't replaced then what I have.

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Re: How to fix a broken exhaust flange

28 Aug 2009 04:47

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"I ordered a new one"... What, no JB Weld!!!! :ohmy: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

1976 KZ900-A4
MTC 1075cc.
Camshafts: Kawi GPZ-1100 .375 lift
Head: P&P via Larry Cavanaugh
ZX636 suspension
MIKUNI, RS-34'S...
Kerker 4-1, 1.5" comp baffle.
Dyna-S E.I.
Earls 10 row Oil Cooler
Acewell 2802 Series Speedo/Tach
Innovate LC1 Wideband 02 AFR meter

Phoenix, Az

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