Rear Exhaust Heat Shield Popped

dabull · 07-05-2010, 02:08 PM

Fellas,

The rear heat shield rivet(?) popped/broke yesterday...any help on how to fix this temporarily before I head up to the VRA Rally and/or long term would be appreciated......guess i could get a soldering iron for temp fix????? Pictures below:

HOW IT SHOULD BE:

HOW IT IS:

Thanks Gang

**Cajunrider** · 07-05-2010, 02:27 PM

Can't see it Derry. The pics are filtered out here at work. I seem to remember a thread describing the same problem a couple of years ago.

jandreu · 07-05-2010, 02:44 PM

I would suggest taking the heat sheild off the bike, drilling out the old rivet and replacing it with a new SS rivet. You will probally need to use a washer on the pop side.

**ringadingh** · 07-05-2010, 05:44 PM

I had the same thing happen on my V&H rear heat sheild on Saturday. I fixed mine by silver soldering the broken tabs on the back of the heat sheild. It did mark the chrome a bit, but I wasn't overly concerned about that at the time.

jandreu · 07-05-2010, 06:41 PM

Steve, will the silver solder hold up to the heat from the exhuast?

**ringadingh** · 07-05-2010, 07:20 PM

Yes it should hold up, Ill know for sure as time goes on, but I doubt I'll have any problems.
I would have tig welded it preferbably, but didn't have a tig handy.
I rode the bike for 2 1/2 hours in the heat yesterday and it was 95f and the welds are holding fine.

**Cajunrider** · 07-05-2010, 07:29 PM

It takes quite a bit more heat to melt the silver than the pipes will generate. TIG would hold up better to the vibration and harmonics. I think it will be OK Ring. Will V & H sell the heat shield alone?

dabull · 07-05-2010, 07:30 PM

how about JB Weld? or other high heat epoxy putty?

**coacha** · 07-05-2010, 08:17 PM

Dang, you guys are high tech. I'd have tried duct tape or bubble gum first...J/K. You could ride it to the base and sit it over by the jets and have one of them hit it with an afterburner, that may cause some slight scorching of the paint though, so that won't do either.

Hope you get it fixed for the big ride Derry.

dabull · 07-05-2010, 08:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CoachA

Dang, you guys are high tech. I'd have tried duct tape or bubble gum first...J/K. You could ride it to the base and sit it over by the jets and have one of them hit it with an afterburner, that may cause some slight scorching of the paint though, so that won't do either.

Hope you get it fixed for the big ride Derry.

if i dont get it fixed, there will be a couple of clasps installed ;)

**coacha** · 07-05-2010, 08:27 PM

You could use some bailing wire or an old wire hanger ;)

**ringadingh** · 07-05-2010, 10:38 PM

V&H will sell a heat sheild but it won't be cheap by the time its shipped up here. My bike is an 2002 and not a garage queen so I can live with the small blemish on the sheild. a couple people who have seen it say its barely noticable anyways.

I wouldn't trust JB Weld in this application. With the heat and vibration I doubt it would last more than a day or two.

ballast · 07-05-2010, 10:56 PM

Mine are both gone. Came loose so I reriveted. Must have done a crappy job, cause I lost one comepletely and one was hanging by 1 rivet. Now they are both off and I just get by.

AlabamaNomadRider · 07-05-2010, 11:54 PM

Think I would go the soldering route Derry. Doing a rivet job could be just that, a job.

dabull · 07-07-2010, 09:38 PM

For the record: JB Weld did NOT work. Kunk the bike, let it run at idle in the garage for about 10 minutes, went out and the shield was dangling....looks like stainless steel radiator hose clamps for the ride to NC....

07-05-2010, 02:08 PM	#1
dabull Sr. Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Crestview, FL Posts: 2,409	Rear Exhaust Heat Shield Popped Fellas, The rear heat shield rivet(?) popped/broke yesterday...any help on how to fix this temporarily before I head up to the VRA Rally and/or long term would be appreciated......guess i could get a soldering iron for temp fix????? Pictures below: HOW IT SHOULD BE: HOW IT IS: Thanks Gang Login or Register to Remove Ads
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07-05-2010, 02:27 PM	#2
Cajunrider Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: (SE Louisiana) Posts: 8,340	Rear Exhaust Heat Shield Popped Can't see it Derry. The pics are filtered out here at work. I seem to remember a thread describing the same problem a couple of years ago. __________________ 2016 Electra Glide Ultra Limited CVO Palladium Silver / Phantom Blue 110 cu in SE 2012 Electra Glide Ultra Limited (Traded 6/22/16) Tequila Sunrise / HD Orange Vance & Hines true dual headers Rinehart 4" slip ons Screamin Eagle Super Tuner Screamin Eagle Stage 1 intake Dyno tuned H.O.G.# 4514015 2007 Nomad 1600 (Traded 6/23/12) VBA #482
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07-05-2010, 02:44 PM	#3
jandreu Sr. Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Makawao, Hawaii Posts: 1,409	Rear Exhaust Heat Shield Popped I would suggest taking the heat sheild off the bike, drilling out the old rivet and replacing it with a new SS rivet. You will probally need to use a washer on the pop side. __________________ James Andreu '07 1600 Red/Silver VBA Member #1356 jandreu@hawaiiantel.net
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07-05-2010, 05:44 PM	#4
ringadingh Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Newmarket Ontario Canada Posts: 35,387	Rear Exhaust Heat Shield Popped I had the same thing happen on my V&H rear heat sheild on Saturday. I fixed mine by silver soldering the broken tabs on the back of the heat sheild. It did mark the chrome a bit, but I wasn't overly concerned about that at the time. __________________ 2002 Nomad aka Bountyhunter VBA #27 VROC #18951
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07-05-2010, 06:41 PM	#5
jandreu Sr. Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Makawao, Hawaii Posts: 1,409	Rear Exhaust Heat Shield Popped Steve, will the silver solder hold up to the heat from the exhuast? __________________ James Andreu '07 1600 Red/Silver VBA Member #1356 jandreu@hawaiiantel.net Login or Register to Remove Ads
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07-05-2010, 07:20 PM	#6
ringadingh Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Newmarket Ontario Canada Posts: 35,387	Rear Exhaust Heat Shield Popped Yes it should hold up, Ill know for sure as time goes on, but I doubt I'll have any problems. I would have tig welded it preferbably, but didn't have a tig handy. I rode the bike for 2 1/2 hours in the heat yesterday and it was 95f and the welds are holding fine. __________________ 2002 Nomad aka Bountyhunter VBA #27 VROC #18951
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07-05-2010, 07:29 PM	#7
Cajunrider Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: (SE Louisiana) Posts: 8,340	Rear Exhaust Heat Shield Popped It takes quite a bit more heat to melt the silver than the pipes will generate. TIG would hold up better to the vibration and harmonics. I think it will be OK Ring. Will V & H sell the heat shield alone? __________________ 2016 Electra Glide Ultra Limited CVO Palladium Silver / Phantom Blue 110 cu in SE 2012 Electra Glide Ultra Limited (Traded 6/22/16) Tequila Sunrise / HD Orange Vance & Hines true dual headers Rinehart 4" slip ons Screamin Eagle Super Tuner Screamin Eagle Stage 1 intake Dyno tuned H.O.G.# 4514015 2007 Nomad 1600 (Traded 6/23/12) VBA #482
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07-05-2010, 07:30 PM	#8
dabull Sr. Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Crestview, FL Posts: 2,409	Rear Exhaust Heat Shield Popped how about JB Weld? or other high heat epoxy putty?
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07-05-2010, 08:17 PM	#9
coacha Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Haysville, KS Posts: 6,259	Rear Exhaust Heat Shield Popped Dang, you guys are high tech. I'd have tried duct tape or bubble gum first...J/K. You could ride it to the base and sit it over by the jets and have one of them hit it with an afterburner, that may cause some slight scorching of the paint though, so that won't do either. Hope you get it fixed for the big ride Derry. __________________ Ron "Coach" Allan, Haysville, KS 1999 Nomad Wine and Red "KawaTanker" 2009 BMW R1200RT 2003 BMW K1200LT "Magic Carpet" DOA 11/7/2015 VBA #00291 IBA # 41995 DS #320 '08 Elkins, WV; '09 Helen, GA; '09 Custer, SD; '10 Stanton, VA; '11 Maggie Valley; '12 Townsend, TN; '13 Estes Park; '13 Blairsville, GA; '15 Eureka Springs; '16 Helen; '18 Custer, SD
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07-05-2010, 08:27 PM	#11
coacha Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Haysville, KS Posts: 6,259	Rear Exhaust Heat Shield Popped You could use some bailing wire or an old wire hanger ;) __________________ Ron "Coach" Allan, Haysville, KS 1999 Nomad Wine and Red "KawaTanker" 2009 BMW R1200RT 2003 BMW K1200LT "Magic Carpet" DOA 11/7/2015 VBA #00291 IBA # 41995 DS #320 '08 Elkins, WV; '09 Helen, GA; '09 Custer, SD; '10 Stanton, VA; '11 Maggie Valley; '12 Townsend, TN; '13 Estes Park; '13 Blairsville, GA; '15 Eureka Springs; '16 Helen; '18 Custer, SD
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07-05-2010, 10:38 PM	#12
ringadingh Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Newmarket Ontario Canada Posts: 35,387	Rear Exhaust Heat Shield Popped V&H will sell a heat sheild but it won't be cheap by the time its shipped up here. My bike is an 2002 and not a garage queen so I can live with the small blemish on the sheild. a couple people who have seen it say its barely noticable anyways. I wouldn't trust JB Weld in this application. With the heat and vibration I doubt it would last more than a day or two. __________________ 2002 Nomad aka Bountyhunter VBA #27 VROC #18951
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07-05-2010, 10:56 PM	#13
ballast Sr. Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Orting, WA Posts: 1,394	Rear Exhaust Heat Shield Popped Mine are both gone. Came loose so I reriveted. Must have done a crappy job, cause I lost one comepletely and one was hanging by 1 rivet. Now they are both off and I just get by. __________________ Charlie "Ballast" Krogh 2005 1600 Nomad "Tangerine Dream" VBA #999 VROC #29355
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07-05-2010, 11:54 PM	#14
AlabamaNomadRider Sr. Contributor Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Boaz, Alabama Posts: 13,742	Rear Exhaust Heat Shield Popped Think I would go the soldering route Derry. Doing a rivet job could be just that, a job. __________________ Gene Cross, Jr. Boaz, Alabama KawaNOW/VBA #1181
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07-07-2010, 09:38 PM	#15
dabull Sr. Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Crestview, FL Posts: 2,409	Rear Exhaust Heat Shield Popped For the record: JB Weld did NOT work. Kunk the bike, let it run at idle in the garage for about 10 minutes, went out and the shield was dangling....looks like stainless steel radiator hose clamps for the ride to NC....
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