Switch to stainless steel, with anti-sieze compound. Larry A.
George Thorburn wrote: > > Ryan, > The studs and bolts on my '85 exhaust are all M8. When I fixed mine I used a combination of studs and round top bolts with allen key heads. The allen key tops were much easier to work with than the hex heads that were there. > Have fun. > George > '85 Westfalia > > Subject: Exhaust Stud size > > I seem to have lost on of the studs out of one of my heads (85 1.9L). I > know I have extras of these at my parents place, but that doesn't do we a > ton of good. Since there an hour away and it would involve digging through > boxes of parts to find one. Does anybody know the thread size, so I can > pick one up |
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