Busted exhaust weld

Post by **ericalm** » Tue Mar 27, 2012 5:04 am

Well, figured out what was rattling under the Stella.

Is re-welding or a new exhaust the only way to fix this?

lempira · Post by **lempira** » Tue Mar 27, 2012 3:49 pm

I would have somebody weld it while your new one is on order under warranty.

what was that joke about old harley's? you need two, one for parts.

BuddyRaton · Post by **BuddyRaton** » Tue Mar 27, 2012 4:11 pm

If it's under warranty you can have it replaced but it looks like a couple of small tack welds would do the trick. Show it to your dealer for warranty before welding

Post by **ericalm** » Tue Mar 27, 2012 4:50 pm

I'll look into warranty coverage. The scoot's been knocked over a couple times—not by me!*—but there are no marks or dings on the exhaust. Maybe I can find a used one. Hm, who's totaled a Stella 4T? Aside from me, I mean.

I might see if mi amigo will weld it.

* Except for one time, yeah, it was me.

viney266 · Post by **viney266** » Wed Mar 28, 2012 2:36 am

BuddyRaton wrote:If it's under warranty you can have it replaced but it looks like a couple of small tack welds would do the trick. Show it to your dealer for warranty before welding

^^^ This. a good weld will take care of it. 5 minutes

...Bring it by the garage. I'll zap it for ya...

Skootz Kabootz · Post by **Skootz Kabootz** » Wed Mar 28, 2012 5:06 am

Can you grab the exhaust off your old cream stella? Is it in OK enough condition?

BuddyRaton · Post by **BuddyRaton** » Wed Mar 28, 2012 5:08 am

There you go! Just for others you could probably clean up the contact points and shove some JB weld in there and see if it holds.

I hope I have not made any welders cry!

Post by **ericalm** » Wed Mar 28, 2012 5:40 am

Skootz Kabootz wrote:Can you grab the exhaust off your old cream stella? Is it in OK enough condition?

Thought of that, but nope. It got banged and broke elsewhere.

BuddyRaton wrote:There you go! Just for others you could probably clean up the contact points and shove some JB weld in there and see if it holds.

I hope I have not made any welders cry!

I can never get JB Weld to work on anything. Maybe I'm doing it wrong.

BuddyRaton · Post by **BuddyRaton** » Wed Mar 28, 2012 6:32 am

ericalm wrote:
Skootz Kabootz wrote:Can you grab the exhaust off your old cream stella? Is it in OK enough condition?
Thought of that, but nope. It got banged and broke elsewhere.

BuddyRaton wrote:There you go! Just for others you could probably clean up the contact points and shove some JB weld in there and see if it holds.

I hope I have not made any welders cry!
I can never get JB Weld to work on anything. Maybe I'm doing it wrong.

I've found that the trick is to get the surfaces really clean. I rough them up with a file or coarse sand paper then clean with alcohol...really clean with alcohol. Make sure your two parts are equal and mix really well. I usually mix on a piece of plastic. It took me a while to learn to work with that stuff but it does come in handy in a pinch!

viney266 · Post by **viney266** » Wed Mar 28, 2012 1:02 pm

BuddyRaton wrote:
ericalm wrote:
Skootz Kabootz wrote:Can you grab the exhaust off your old cream stella? Is it in OK enough condition?
Thought of that, but nope. It got banged and broke elsewhere.

BuddyRaton wrote:There you go! Just for others you could probably clean up the contact points and shove some JB weld in there and see if it holds.

I hope I have not made any welders cry!
I can never get JB Weld to work on anything. Maybe I'm doing it wrong.
I've found that the trick is to get the surfaces really clean. I rough them up with a file or coarse sand paper then clean with alcohol...really clean with alcohol. Make sure your two parts are equal and mix really well. I usually mix on a piece of plastic. It took me a while to learn to work with that stuff but it does come in handy in a pinch!

agreed, clean is everything when using it, and its even tougher competitor PC7...if not welding something like that drill a small hole at the end of the crack and it "helps" top it from spreading.

I like JB and PC7, but this is a hard mount vibration issue. won't last long IMO. I have seen those epoxies do some amazing things though. weld it...tig would be best, but mig will do the trick too if the guy is good.

rondothemidget · Post by **rondothemidget** » Wed Mar 28, 2012 11:49 pm

Had that happen to mine. It's covered under warranty.

Post by **ericalm** » Thu Mar 29, 2012 12:50 am

rondothemidget wrote:Had that happen to mine. It's covered under warranty.

Did yours break in the same place?

Post by **ericalm** » Fri Mar 30, 2012 5:48 pm

New exhaust covered under warranty! It's on its way. Hooray!

Skootz Kabootz · Post by **Skootz Kabootz** » Fri Mar 30, 2012 6:54 pm

Excellent. Yay Genuine.

BuddyRaton · Post by **BuddyRaton** » Fri Mar 30, 2012 7:26 pm

SWEET!

Post by **ericalm** » Tue Apr 17, 2012 10:44 pm

By the way, the new exhaust arrived a while ago but I haven't been able to get to the shop. Point is that it took about a week and a half to get the part. Relative to most scooter stuff, that's not so bad.

rondothemidget · Post by **rondothemidget** » Wed Oct 17, 2012 10:34 pm

Have many others experienced a broken exhaust on their 4T Stella? I've had two break now. One was at the weld, like the others posted here, and the pipe broke on the other near the heat cover. They were covered under warranty both times with no issues. I am wondering how common this problem is or if mine have been aberrations.

JohnKiniston · Post by **JohnKiniston** » Thu Nov 08, 2012 5:19 am

Anyone have a spare pipe? Even a broken one?

Mine has cracked almost all the way through at the heat shield. I don't have a warranty as the 2nd owner

viney266 · Post by **viney266** » Thu Nov 08, 2012 10:48 pm

4T ? John?... I have a spare 2 t stocker, but not a 4t

JohnKiniston · Post by **JohnKiniston** » Thu Nov 08, 2012 10:57 pm

I need a 4T Pipe. I've got lots of 2T Pipes but sadly only a single broken 4T pipe.

viney266 · Post by **viney266** » Thu Nov 08, 2012 10:59 pm

I'll see if I can scrounge one up. Lots of 2t laying around, but. lemme check with a few local guys.

az_slynch · Post by **az_slynch** » Fri Nov 09, 2012 12:51 am

JohnKiniston wrote:I need a 4T Pipe. I've got lots of 2T Pipes but sadly only a single broken 4T pipe.

If you don't have one before I get back in to town, I'll get gas for the welder and take care of it that weekend.