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Date:         Tue, 17 Sep 2002 14:03:50 -0400
Reply-To:     Kim Brennan <kimbrennan@AOL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Kim Brennan <kimbrennan@AOL.COM>
Subject:      Re: ? Lock Washers on Exhaust Fasteners?
In-Reply-To:  <1bd.d887248.2ab8a227@aol.com>
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on 9/17/02 11:20 AM, George Goff at THX0001@AOL.COM wrote:

> I have no way of knowing if I have ever had a Vanagon with an exhaust system > which was exactly as assembled by those gnomes in the Black Forest. As is > proper mechanical practice, the Bentley shows washers under the fasteners of > the exhaust system, but it is impossible to tell whether the washers are wavy > lock washers or just flat washers. So, do all these rusty fasteners require > lock washers? I am not referring to the stack of Belleville washers on the > j-pipe flange.

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.


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