Need a suggestion on broken exhaust bolt. 350x

[bhillis99]

Hello again yall. I took apart my exhaust about 2 weeks ago to repaint it. The 350x has 2 header pipes that come out of the engine with 4 bolts.
Long story short, I broke off the last bolt. Im in the process of getting that bolt out.
My question is, is that im trying to find a replacement bolt. I have searched bike bandit and service honda and that bolt is not on there. Any body know where I can get one or what I can do?

[tri again]

try the search key on here for broken bolt and generally
dirtcrasher has THE best info so he may be pretty busy these days.
I've hear of using stainless steel bolts, and studs but best to get the real answers
before you make it worse, which is what I'd probably do.

[viking]

use heat to extract it iF THERE IS ENOUGH to get a hold of..

[bhillis99]

thank you guys I acctually found the part on service honda. It is was not on the exhaust parts, had to type in the part number. But yeah I tried vice grips today, I have been spraying lube on it everyday for the past 7 days. Im talking to a mechanic at my job tomorrow.

[viking]

use heat a torch IF YOU HAVE A STUB LEFT TO GRIP..

[tri again]

left handed drill bits MAY bite it while drilling and twist it out if it's not bottomed out tight.
but remember that ez outs and drill bits are hardened steel and they DO snap off and are impossible to drill out

and then something about stainless bolts or studs and antisieze compound.

Yupp
I walk around all my trikes with pb or liq wrench and hit the exh studs and front axle bolts at least once a month
in preparation for that special day that is sure to come.

[fabiodriven]

use heat a torch IF YOU HAVE A STUB LEFT TO GRIP..

Is there an echo in here?

He's not asking how to get the old one out. He's asking where to get the new part. Believe it or not, many of us on here have been doing this stuff for a long time. You're making yourself look silly by stating the obvious.

I am fairly certain DC uses stainless steel. You may want to give that a shot instead of putting the regular steel studs back in. I'm sure the stainless ones come out a lot easier down the road. I know DC uses McMaster Carr a lot. That may be where he gets his studs.

[viking]

HE WOULD HAVE not had the problem if he would have
USED HEAT

[viking]

I think you maybe YOU MIGHTY BE A bit of QUEER there fabio???...
anyonE whom calls him self fabio and is proud of it is well sorta FRUIty IN MY BOOKS
IS THIS NOT CORRECT?
?mAYBE YOU SHOULD STICK TO BAKING cookies and barbies? ???
ha AND DONT TAKE IT TO HEART BUD IM JUST RIBBING YA LOL

[viking]

Echo that a few times fabio..

[swampthang]

Wow thats a good way to get banned on this site calling members names and trying to start problems. Better just cool off for awhile dude.

[viking]

HEy thanks SWAMP but all i was doing was trying to help this other dude out and others by
SAYING when dealing with exhaust or any stuck or rusty impossible bolt USE HEAT
you will hardly ever break a bolt or exhaust stud that way,,
ITS CALLED PREVENTED MEASURES FOR NEXT TIME

READ IT AND WEEP SO YA AGAIN
USE HEAT!!

[fabiodriven]

I think you maybe YOU MIGHTY BE A bit of QUEER there fabio???...
anyonE whom calls him self fabio and is proud of it is well sorta FRUIty IN MY BOOKS
IS THIS NOT CORRECT?
?mAYBE YOU SHOULD STICK TO BAKING cookies and barbies? ???
ha AND DONT TAKE IT TO HEART BUD IM JUST RIBBING YA LOL

My god, name calling? Really man. Keep it up. Watch the ban hammer fall.

Just when we finally got rid of bcredneck too...

[Jason125m]

When will people learn.....

To OP. x2 What Fabio says.. I also suggest going with stainless steel. I drilled both of mine out, and installed ss studs, and they are great. You can buy them from a Honda Dealer.
Jason

[oscarmayer]

Viking,
Do the world a favor will ya? Pull your bottom lip over your head and SWALLOW.......

[oscarmayer]

hey ya Dr, You can but those studs a ton of places. the hardware store has some, (ace and maybe the auto parts stores). It's a standard stud the same as the other honda bikes. I may even have some in my garage. not SS but mild steel that are black will work fine. I liek to use the copper anti-size for them as it keep sthem from binding together and the copper handles heat better. if you do not have copper stuff, then use malox. YES it's an old skewl trick. it works.

[bhillis99]

UPDATE! Ok I know this is a long shot, but it worked. I found the bolt on service Honda, typed up the part number. I had soaked the bolt for 7 days straight, we got a star headed socket and hammered it on the bolt, hooked a extension and low and behold it spun right out without any damage. I know I should soaked them before I even tried to take the exhaust off and the engine should have been warm, its a mistake I will never make again. Sorry to get you guys upset, but I was an idiot and learning makes perfect. If yall need any help on taking the exhaust off or how to change the clutch, just let me know.