Those nuts need to be the exhaust-specific copper ones. They will deform slightly at ~15 ft/lbs torque and stay in place forever. They are also MUCH easier to remove next time...
On Sun, Nov 14, 2010 at 4:39 AM, william greenamyer <wgreenamyer@ciso.com>wrote: > Had questions a month or so ago about exhaust flange gaskets for my 84GL > Vanagon. Now I have a question about torque (14 foot pounds) on the bolts > and nuts. Before I remove the pipes, I rechecked the torque on the flange > bolts and nuts. Found at least 2 bolts and one nut that could be > retorqued. > One was leaking air and the other flange was not. Question--Should the > flange bolts/nuts be retorqued and if so, how often should they be checked? > > William >
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