Anyone Else Lost a Heat Shield Yet?

[Lurchinark]

Actually brought mine into the local triumph dealer and after looking at it he noticed micro cracks running through the attachment points for it. supposedly the titanium heats fast but cools fast also. components fail after that thermal abuse. The dealership is checking to see if im going to need a new exhaust header.

 

[rick danger]

Interesting experiment. Seems like the SS doesn't have to get all that hot to turn gold. Still might be pushing the limits of the JB weld. Celsius there. So 400-450 F

These things are cheap as chips. Amazon.com

 

[Journeyman]

I have a temp reader like the one above. I'll probably bolt the shield on once the epoxy fully cures and go for a long ride. Then, do some shake and pull test'n and also hit the headers with the heat reader to see where it's at.

I'm not super confident, but cautiously optimistic.

 

[rick danger]

I wonder if you could have backed it up with a mechanical connection. Like grinding 2 slots on either side of the "nut" with the thinnest Dremel wheel you could find. Then squeezing the sheet metal into the slots with a big pair of pliers or clamp.

 

[Journeyman]

I wonder if you could have backed it up with a mechanical connection. Like grinding 2 slots on either side of the "nut" with the thinnest Dremel wheel you could find. Then squeezing the sheet metal into the slots with a big pair of pliers or clamp.

That's a good idea. If, or when, this fails I'll try that or something similar