Removing The Main Silencer; Installing The Main Silencer; Changing The Glass Fiber Yarn Filling Of The Main Silencer - KTM 85 SX 19/16 2017 Owner's Manual

11 SERVICE WORK ON THE CHASSIS
11.28

Removing the main silencer

Warning
Danger of burns The exhaust system gets very hot when the vehicle is driven.
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Allow the exhaust system to cool down before performing any work on the vehicle.
11.29

Installing the main silencer

11.30

Changing the glass fiber yarn filling of the main silencer

Warning
Danger of burns The exhaust system gets very hot when the vehicle is driven.
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Allow the exhaust system to cool down before performing any work on the vehicle.
Info
Over a period, the fibers of the glass fiber yarn vanish into the air, and the silencer "burns out".
Not only is the noise level higher, the performance characteristic changes.
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Remove screw
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Pull the main silencer off of the manifold at rubber sleeve
H01373-10
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Mount the main silencer with rubber sleeve
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Mount and tighten screw
Guideline
Remaining screws, chassis
H01373-11
Preparatory work
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Remove the main silencer. (
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