{"id":36134,"date":"2021-01-07T18:48:45","date_gmt":"2021-01-07T09:48:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/?p=36134"},"modified":"2026-09-24T13:45:44","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T04:45:44","slug":"vtr1000f-left-exhaust-pipe-coming-loose","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/20210107\/everyday-events\/vtr1000f-left-exhaust-pipe-coming-loose","title":{"rendered":"VTR1000F. Various issues, and the left exhaust pipe keeps coming loose."},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"decob-1607486640\" class=\"decob- decob-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/advertise\" aria-label=\"ad_sample_1456_180_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/04\/ad_sample_1456_180_1.png\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/04\/ad_sample_1456_180_1.png 1456w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/04\/ad_sample_1456_180_1-300x37.png 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/04\/ad_sample_1456_180_1-1024x127.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/04\/ad_sample_1456_180_1-768x95.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1456px) 100vw, 1456px\" width=\"812\" height=\"100\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/DSC00155-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-36132\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/DSC00155-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/DSC00155-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/DSC00155-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/DSC00155-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/DSC00155.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It&#8217;s tough to decide whether to spend money on a fix or not&#8230; <br><br>Part of me thinks it&#8217;d be easier to just replace everything, but that brings its own set of problems. <br>For now, I went with a band-clamp strategy to tighten it up with a spring pulling it back. <br>*Welding a hook onto the hose band turned out to be super finicky. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/DSC00153-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-36133\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/DSC00153-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/DSC00153-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/DSC00153-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/DSC00153-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/DSC00153.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since it&#8217;s a band clamp, you can adjust the spring length and tension to whatever you like. <br><br>I&#8217;ll admit part of the reason was that I didn&#8217;t feel like taking the muffler off. <br>*If it doesn&#8217;t stay tight, it&#8217;s a pain, you know? <br>That&#8217;s all! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s tough to decide whether to spend money on a fix or not&#8230; Part of me thinks it&#8217;d be easier to just replace everything, but that brings its own set of problems. For now, I went with a band-clamp strategy to tighten it up with a spring pulling it back. *Welding a hook onto the hose band turned out to be super finicky. Since it&#8217;s a band clamp, you can adjust the spring length and tension to whatever you like. I&#8217;ll admit part of the reason was that I didn&#8217;t feel like taking the muffler off. *If it doesn&#8217;t stay tight, it&#8217;s a pain, you know? 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