I'm pissed!!
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Joined: Mar 2010
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From: Albuquerque, NM (USAF)
I'm pissed!!
Ok, so just to let you know I have mechanic skills and I am not a dumb ***, however I just took off my exhaust bolts to change and put my new exhaust on and two of the nuts that I took off wont thread on, what the #@%^^? Has this happened to anyone else before? I don't want to try and push past the hard part for fear of stripping my header stud, however I am stationed overseas and cannot just go to home depot to get a new nut or worse. Any help is appreciated, thank you.
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From: Albuquerque, NM (USAF)
alright, I got it, I just needed to cool off and take a step back, reattempted with patience and it worked. Man I get spun up quick and hell hath no fiery like a man with a broken harley. LOL. Thanks for the support and advice guys, it helped alot.
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Glad you were able to get it sorted out! That has happened to me a few times yet my entire stud came out with the nut!!
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Joined: Jul 2006
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From: New Bern, NC
If you apply good old plain Milk of Magnesia to your exhaust bolts you will find them much easier to remove and plus it will keep the corrosion at bay. It's an old aircraft engine trick. Anti-seize works, but it's messier. Also, find you a set of taps and dies, use these to chase and clean your threads. Just get the most used sizes and keep them a roll.