muffler oops

dukemartini · Post by **dukemartini** » Thu Aug 02, 2007 6:47 pm

so i was drilling the baffles out of the muffler on my 89 elite today. i made it through the first baffle fine, then got to the second baffle, and the drill bit got stuck and snapped off. so i now have about 3" of drill bit in my muffler in between the two baffles.

i put it back on the scoot and it runs great (2 mph gain). i can't think of any problems the bit tip in the muffler may cause, can anyone?

Kenny_McCormic · Post by **Kenny_McCormic** » Thu Aug 02, 2007 6:56 pm

thats what you get for using cheap drills. It shouldnt hurt it but it cant help

dukemartini · Post by **dukemartini** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 7:57 am

it was a brand new irwin drill bit and it went through the first baffle with no problems. i have never ever seen a bit break like that.

Kenny_McCormic · Post by **Kenny_McCormic** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 2:35 pm

ok then you were feeding it too fast so it made a dirty cut jammed up and snapped. What sort of drill were you using? a bit that big usually doesnt snap from the power of a hand drill. I sill say the bit was defective unless you were using a monterous drill.

dukemartini · Post by **dukemartini** » Mon Aug 06, 2007 10:15 am

no monsterous drill, a 12 volt dewalt cordless. i think it could have been from me feeding the bit too fast. it went through the first baffle so easily that i just assumed the second would go the same way.

but i've put about 30 miles on it with the bit still rollin' around inside and it hasn't caused any problems.