Disassembling Termignoni carbon fiber lowered oval cans

[pespina]

Has anyone taken apart the Termignoni carbon fiber lowered oval cans?

During a low side fall, I bent the bracket that holds the cans to my bike (yellow part in the schematic below). I would like to remove this bracket to straighten it, but I am concerned that if I remove the bolts holding the bracket (red bolts in the schematic below) the nut inside the carbon fiber can will fall out forcing me to open the can in order to reinstall them.



Does anyone know if those internal bracket nuts are permanently fixed to the carbon fiber can?

Thank you, Pedro

[BK_856er]

Does anyone know if those internal bracket nuts are permanently fixed to the carbon fiber can?

Thank you, Pedro

I don't know if this helps, but when the exhaust comes new in a box the brackets and bolts are not attached, so initially the internal nuts are permanently attached to the interior of the can.  You should be OK to remove the brackets.

BK

[Ducnial]

I  removed the cans on mine by removing these bolts instead of the fram bracket.  They did not fall down inside the can but were a little tricky to get restarted.

[needtorque]

They are definitely attached permanently.  Take them out and you will be fine.  I have had many many sets apart for coring.  No way you could get them out if they were not welded in anyway as the nut would just spin on the inside.   

[pespina]

They are definitely attached permanently.  Take them out and you will be fine.  I have had many many sets apart for coring.  No way you could get them out if they were not welded in anyway as the nut would just spin on the inside.   

Thanks to all who have responded.

I took them out yesterday and one side was OK, while the other was not - the nuts are spinning inside. Now, I will have to open and refurbish them. I am guessing that the nuts are attached to the carbon tube with some sort of high-temperature epoxy which eventually will come loose (or the shock of the crash loosened them - God knows).

[txduc]

My guess would be that the impact broke the nut loose. I have the same pipes w/ 32k on them and the bolts come out and go back in just fine.