Elvis, you can readily buy M7 recoil kits and replacement studs, nuts and washers are available from Volvo. I can supply if you're interested. Martin John Hervey wrote: >Elvis, I can get and have most all 7mm bolts if needed. I'm making up kits >all the time for them.If you will email what you need I will see if I can >get them. They all come out of Germany. >John Hervey > > -----Original Message----- > From: elvisnocita@xxxxxx [mailto:elvisnocita@xxxxxx] > Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2003 6:11 AM > To: DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: [DMCForum] Changing the exhaust gasket > > > > 7mm bolts are very uncommon here in Europe, too, therefore I would really >be > amazed if you could find good tools to repair such a thread in the states. > > But who really needs that ? tap it with an 8mm thread and it is fine, more > reliable and the parts are available at any Volkswagen garage. > > Especially for exhaust studs I would take care. Aluminum head, SS repair > thread and a zink plated stud. Then there's lots of heat and moisture. And >of > course some kind of copper grease. ... > > Go for M8 and skip the problems with M7. > > My 2 cents > > Elvis > > > > Yahoo! Groups Sponsor <http://rd.yahoo.com/M=251812.3170658.4537139.1261774/D=egroupweb/S=170512 6215:HM/A=1564415/R=0/SIG=11t6t7kdo/*http://www.netflix.com/Default?mqso=6 0164784&partid=3170658> <http://us.adserver.yahoo.com/l?M=251812.3170658.4537139.1261774/D=egroupm ail/S=:HM/A=1564415/rand=174135788> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: DMCForum-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service <http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/> .
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