Exhaust manifolds Studs

["Marc A. Levy" <malevy@xxxx>]

You may want to talk to Toby about the studs/bolts. I am not sure what the optimum material and coating would be.

This is one project I did with little research, I just purchased the parts I needed from PJ Grady. Like I said before, I think it was CAD plated steel.. Probably 8.8

I don't think 10.9 would be good, because if a stud did break it would makeit more difficult to remove. I could be wrong.

It would be nice to have some material that does not rust. I think use of never-seize is an acceptable solution to make sure that in another 20 yearswhen we have to do this job again it goes easier, but aesthetically I don't like to see rust! So, the only problem here that may need solving (I don't know if or when the new studs will rust) is how it looks. Maybe someonewho did this job a few years back can see how their studs and nuts look now?


> -----Original Message-----
> From: dherv10@xxxx [mailto:dherv10@xxxx]
> Sent: Monday, May 13, 2002 10:53 PM
> To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [DML] Exhaust manifolds removal?
> 
> 
> Marc, If SS bolts arn't good for the aluminum, then what 
> would be the best. 
> Just regular high grade bolts 10.9, higher than what's in the 
> car and maby 
> plate them. I have access to all the bolts and have parts 
> plated by a shop 
> close to me. I can get 7mm bolts from full thread 12mm long 
> to partial 
> thread up to 70 mm long.
> I just need to know the size needed.