Note the word NOT added below.

There are also various grades of stainless fasteners available. Nickel based anti seizes work better on stainless fasteners.

Dennis

>From: David Etter <detter@mail.auracom.com> >To: Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM> >Subject: Re: Source for Stainless Exhaust Hardware? >Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 21:30:16 -0600 > >Hello Dennis: > > I am not exactly sure which is the best way to go, the sentence..... > >>"Stainless nuts on regular steel studs do NOT have this problem but >>whenever stainless studs and nuts are used, beware.". > >has left me confused. Is stainless on stainless as bad as stainless on >steel or is it worse? And what kind of anti-seize would you recommend? I >have a copper based cmpd; is that OK? > Should I remove the steel studs and replace them with SS or something even >better? >What about grade 8 or higher studs? > >Thank you for any help in this as I had hoped to reinstall my exhaust >system this week-end. > >Regards! > David (dsl82westy) > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > >>One thing about stainless fasteners, actually two things: >>yes they stretch under load so proper torque is essential. Torque, >>operated >>to heat things up and retorque. Otherwise you get to watch stuff fall off. >> >>Anti Seize, good anti Seize is a must. Other wise, while torqueing the >>threads will gall. While this may help the loosening problem, it can make >>removal down right impossible. Stainless nuts on regular steel studs do >>have >>this problem but whenever stainless studs and nuts are used, beware. >> >>Dennis >>