y pipe removal

[yamahaapex1000]

I have an 06 apex gt that I am going to be changing the y pies on. I have the flex pipes out but that is as far as I have gotten. Could someone please tell me how to remove and install new y pies. I am not sure what has to be removed, such as the skid or panels and such. Also, does Yamaha still sell the stainless steel y pipes and how much per y pipe?

Thanks

 

[thor452]

they only offer the stainless ones now not sure the price. to remove the y pipes you must remove the allen head bolts from thru the top if i remember correctly there is caps covering the holes they are in they will almost definatly be siezed on and neer impossible to remove with out heat. replace with hex hed if you can and use antisieze. you will have to remove thr skid. they are clamped into the silencer at the back also lossed from on top under the seat. once loose they come off by going foreward to get them out of the silencer try taking the silencer loose and pulling it backwards with a ratchet strap to the rear bumper and hitting it on the outer edges with a dead blow or rubber mallet.

 

[ersky]

ur should have started from the back seat ,muffler then the pipes

 

[Bobby]

As for the price , i paid 120$ can each at yam dealer when i replaced mine

 

[ersky]

i bought a bunch of stuff from kijiji sold some of it got the flex pipes for free they where new take offs from a front mount turbo install

 

[actionjack]

Check the sticky thread at the top of the Apex page. Many of us have been through this. There are lots of tips and remedies for the various problems people have encountered. Those Allen head screws can be a bitch. Heat em up first to try to avoid stripping them out as so many of us have.

I changed mine with OEM donuts and I have a mid pipe leak somewhere. I opened her up this week and my y pipe flanges and donuts are still in great shape after almost 3500 miles.

 

[ratman]

I read about the heating of the allen bolts.
Apply heat onto the heads with plumbing torch till bright red?

 

[ersky]

i did strip 1 of mine ended up welding a nut on it the heat from welding let me get it out.

 

[CaptCaper]

I read about the heating of the allen bolts.
Apply heat onto the heads with plumbing torch till bright red?

I got one of those Map Gas & Oxygen kits from Home Depot that is a life saver. Get's it much hotter then propane.
It did it for me on those bolts.

 

[yamahaapex1000]

Thanks for the help, so I have to remove the rear skid then? and how exactly is that done? Is it just bolts or is there something else involved? Also, I have decided to change the head gasket, and I am wondering if there is anything that I should apply to the new gasket before putting it on the motor.
thanks

 

[ratman]

To remove the suspension
1: loosen the bolts on the rear axle wheels 3 turns
2: loosen the track tightening bolts as much as possible. There is one on the back of each rail.
3: raise the back of the sled so that the track is in the air.
4: undo the 4 bolts that hold the suspension to the tunnel
5: pull entire suspension down and out. I pull the rear out first.

The reinstall is simply the reverse of this, except that the track tensioning bolts must be tensioned with care to ensure good track alignment

 

[thor452]

Thanks for the help, so I have to remove the rear skid then? and how exactly is that done? Is it just bolts or is there something else involved? Also, I have decided to change the head gasket, and I am wondering if there is anything that I should apply to the new gasket before putting it on the motor.
thanks

You say this like its a set of spark plugs is there a reason that you decided this would be a good idea? almost every head gasket is to be installed dry and torqued twice. the gasket shoud have instructions with it.

 

[Frozenstiff]

You don,t have to remove the rear skid, just remove the back to bolts that hold the skid, and let it pivot down when you pick up the back of the sled. You will be able to reach the bolts from underneath. Again, you don,t not have to remove the skid. I just went thru this 6 weeks ago, just remove the back 2 skid bolts that attach it to the tunnel. Save yourself some work, and extra frustration trying to put the skid back in.