Exhaust System; Front Exhaust Pipe Protector; Muffler/Exhaust Pipe Removal - Honda GL1800 Service Manual

FRAME/BODY PANELS/EXHAUST SYSTEM

EXHAUST SYSTEM

FRONT EXHAUST PIPE PROTECTOR

Perform the following procedure for both the left
and right exhaust pipe protectors.
Remove the following:
– front lower fairing (page 2-6)
– bolt, two nuts and four fiber washers
Remove the lower portion of the protector from the
Do not lose the
studs, release the four hooks from the tabs and
hook rubbers on the
remove the protector.
tabs.
Installation is in the reverse order of removal.
Replace the fiber
washers with new
TORQUE: Bolt: 12 N·m (1.2 kgf·m, 9 lbf·ft)
ones.

MUFFLER/EXHAUST PIPE REMOVAL

The following instructions are for both the left and
right sides.
Remove the following:
– left and right exhaust pipe protector
– top shelter (page 2-11)
Disconnect the left and right O
Disconnect the wire bands and lay the O
leads aside. Remove the right O
the bracket and lay it aside.
Remove the bolt and rear exhaust pipe protector
Do not lose the
while releasing the two hooks from the tabs.
hook rubbers on
the tabs.
Loosen the muffler band bolts and slide the bands
off the muffler flange, and onto the exhaust pipe.
Remove the mounting bolt, washer and muffler.
Put on gloves, then remove the muffler gasket.
Remove the other side rear exhaust pipe protector
and muffler.
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BOLT
FIBER WAS ERS NUTS
sensor connectors.
2
sensor
2
sensor lead from
2
SENS R C NNECT RS
2
PROTECTOR
OLT
HOOKS AND TA S
OUNTING BOLT
UFFLER
BAND BOLTS
OOKS
PROTECTOR