Stock canister removal

OK...what's the trick to getting the stock canister off? Last night I couldn't resist at least hearing my new exhaust and figured i'd throw it on to hear it and then put the stock back until my break in was done, and of course the stock exhaust didn't want to come off. Got the rear outlet off the flange enough to be able to theoretically pull it back but the front wouldn't even allow me to work it back and forth to loosen it to work it rearward. Rubber mallet/block of wood and brute force? Just wiggle more and it will come loose? Working on the Ducati rear stand which feels like the bike is going to slide off at any point so maybe I should take it off that so I can get a little move violent with my shimmy?

And...it comes out so hard, I'm now concerned about getting the new one in.

Hate to have to loosen header nuts as more than half of them look pretty buried.

This guy makes it look ridiculously easy...drops right out practically. He spends more time explaining fairing removal than the exhaust itself.



Thanks,

-John

I had the same problem. Only way I could get it off was to loosen the front header bolts unfortuantely.

I got mine off just by yanking pretty hard. Not sure it would go back on without loosening headers


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Well that officially moves it to the winter projects list of i have to figure out how to get at some of those.

glad I’m not the only one I guess.

load it up w WD40(not that it even does anything) and pull pull pull. Need a friend on the other side of the bike t help pull straight back and a way to keep the bike from rolling backwards. If u got the rear side dropped down you can get the front removed

my slipon was welded together which made it like Trying to put the factory assembly back on but there’s enough play in the factory headers to get it on with a bit of effort

Cut it off, 10 minute job.

Mine was the same as your just had to keep wiggling and prying till it lets go.