I use brass nuts on the cross-over pipe, cat, and muffler to tailpipe for this reason. Stick with VW steel on the manifold-to-head nuts.
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-----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf Of John Rodgers Sent: Wednesday, September 18, 2002 7:44 AM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: ? Lock Washers on Exhaust Fasteners? Back in my days as an aircraft mechanic, brass nuts were used on exhaust studs because they do not seize on the stud after they get hot. Something to consider. John Rodgers 88 GL Driver David Brodbeck wrote: > On Tue, 17 Sep 2002, Kim Brennan wrote: > > > Hmm, I thought I remember the Bentley saying to use locking NUTS. Of course, > > the locking nuts I know of, use a nylon insert, which I have trouble > > believing will endure the heat of an exhaust system. I used locking washers > > (stainless) when I was working on my exhaust system. > > VW seems to use nuts with a metal locking insert. Of course, being VW, > they use soft carbon steel and the insert merely ensures the nuts will > seize irretrievably to the bolts. ;) > > _ _ > __ _ _ _| | | | David M. Brodbeck (N8SRE) Ypsilanti, MI > / _` | | | | | | +----------------------------------------------------- > | (_| | |_| | | | @ cyberspace.org > \__, |\__,_|_|_| "The VW camper is a brilliant invention -- it's like a > |___/ Swiss army knife for the road... It's the stealth RV." > -- Wayne Curtis |
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