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Questions about exhaust studs

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chuck hahn said:
WRONG..What is said was "that ..IF..it got stuck for some god forsaken reason you could just use a nut splitter to cut the nut off the stud" I never said i had one..was gonna go buy one ..or had ever had the need for one!! Was responding to the question as to what "IF" it was being fussy. Does that refresh your memory a bit? Trust me and i am not trying to be an azz..youll never need one anyway. anti seize them in the head if you really feel it will add some comfort for you but that all youll really ever need to do. The stainless will not corrode or rust..it just wont happen.
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i never said you had one, you just advised people to use one! refresh YOUR memory?
 
salty_monk said:
Surely if you remove & re-install bolts regularly that will wear out the Aluminium threads in the head.....

That is exactly the issue I have with my 750 which has worn a Bassani most of it's life hence the bolts have been removed a number of times for oil & filter changes. They still have thread there, it holds but it's loose (peaks have worn thin I suspect) & the bolts back out over time because of that.

I will be going for studs on mine this time. 2 nuts locked together & a socket is as easy to work with as an allen key :)
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Did you consider installing Thread inserts (Heli-coil or the like)? A stud (stainless or otherwise) installed in weak threads, is still a threaded joint on a weak threads. I would think the stresses are still the same.
 
Yes... I have another thread going about this so didn't want to Hi-jack. I will like Helicoil at least 2 of them. :)

Torque on these bolts is quoted at 12lbft so the threads don't have to be that strong....
 
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