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REMOVAL:
1) Start by borrowing your wife/girlfriend's cosmetic mirror and set it under the scooter. I had a motorcycle mirror handy so it had to do. Lie on the ground and loosen the two 10mm muffler bolts at the manifold. Use an extension to avoid swearing.
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2) Loosen the 3 bolts holding the muffler. From this view we can see that the heat shield does not need to be removed.
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Remove the 2 lower bolts and the the upper bolt and then remove the muffler and place it somewhere.
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3) The swing arm is held in place by 2 bolts (14mm) and the axle nut (24mm) Also the rear shock absorber bolt (12mm) is secured to it.
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4) Squeeze the rear brake the rear brake while loosening the axle nut. When reassembling, torque this nut to 87ft-lbs. (118 N-m)
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Note: Be careful not to lose the bearing spacer on the back side of the swingarm. It is only held in place by grease.
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Finally, remove the 5mm Allen head bolt from the plastic mud guard. (3/16 allen will work if you turn slowly and do not strip the head)
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5) Push the shock absorber and mud guard out of the way, then pull the wheel off the axle.
ASSEMBLY:
Reverse the assembly process with these additional instructions.
6) It’s a good idea to use anti-sieze compound on all the bolt threads. (grease works also)
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7) While holding the muffler, insert the top bolt and hand-tighten it a few turns. This will allow the muffler to hang freely while you secure the manifold nuts.
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Laying on the ground, use that handy mirror again to line up the muffler to the exhaust manifold bolts. Install the manifold nuts and finger-tighten until snug. Do not torque the nuts yet.
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8. Install the remaining muffler bolts and finger-tighten all 3. Do Not torque these yet.
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9) Now torque the muffler nuts. (as specified in the service manual)
Finally, torque the 3 muffler bolts. (as specified in the service manual)
10) Stand back and congratulation yourself on a job well done. Optional: Have a cold beer or take a nice long ride, but not both.