Hey all,
I decided to service the EXUP yesterday and discovered that one of the bolts securing the cable bracket was sheared off - that'll be why the cables were loose then!
I knew the sheared bolt was a show-stopper but I thought I'd press on and see if I could do the service, reassemble and then decide what to do about it. But despite plenty of care and penetrating oil, one of the other bolts also sheared and the last one's allen head rounded out. So I now have the top two sheared off and the bottom one siezed in place without any purchase for turning it.
It's a thousand - 2001 model with 37k miles.
So it looks to me like the whole exhaust has to come out in order to drill out the bolts... and that probably means more sheared header bolts.
And I don't have a great history with drilling bolts out, myself.
So I'm planning on calling my local mechanic and asking what the damage will be if I drop it off to him unless I get any other suggestions.
For riding it down to him, I was hoping to pull the fuse out to disable the EXUP servo but it doesn't seem to have a dedicated fuse. So I guess I'll just make sure the cables wont fall out and leave it running but disconnected. And the valve held closed.
Grrrr. Any ideas, suggestions, gotchas, advice or estimates of what the mechanic will charge much appreciated!
Dave