Date:         Wed, 30 Nov 2011 09:28:49 -0600
Reply-To:     John Rodgers <inua@CHARTER.NET>
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From:         John Rodgers <inua@CHARTER.NET>
Subject:      Re: nuts and bolts to use on exhaust
Comments: To: Robert Mac Dowell <yakandhike@COMCAST.NET>
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I'm glad to know someone besides me used the brass nuts on the exhaust
studs. Me on airplanes. It's still a good practice. It works.

John

John Rodgers
Clayartist and Moldmaker
88'GL VW Bus Driver
Chelsea, AL
Http://www.moldhaus.com


On 11/30/2011 7:28 AM, Robert Mac Dowell wrote:
>      Back in the old days us greasers used brass nuts. The brass is soft and needs to be torqued to the right spec. Never had a problem with exhaust nuts again. The only problem I see is getting a brass nut in metric, but I'm sure its possible. Also, you had to run a chase down the threads of an old exhaust stud. The coarseness of the threads would sand down the threads of the nut. Although I put many on without doing the chase and had no problems. We also looked for the thickest nuts we could find. Theirs a large selection in sae. Metric, I just don't know. A few hours on the world wide waste would reveal plenty, I'm sure
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