This is normal. I would not attempt this. These studs are case harded and breaking one would mean removing of the head. Eric 86-VW4x4 vw4x4@fyi.net 72-240z Pittsburgh, PA USA 1936-Chrysler
On Tue, 10 Aug 1999, Wickham, Steve wrote: > I am currently replacing the front exhaust pipe (cylinders 1 + 3) on my '86 > vanagon. It looks like one side (passenger side) is attached to the cylinder > head with two bolts, while the other side is attached with two nuts? Is this > normal? Can a turn out the studs on the driver's side and replace them with > bolts? > > Thanks, > > Steve Wickham > '86 Vanagon > Vancouver B.C. > |
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