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Old Mar 30, 2014 | 10:46 PM
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Does anyone recommend using loctite on exhaust flange bolts?
 
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Old Mar 30, 2014 | 11:03 PM
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I used copper anti seize.
 
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No loctite there at all! You don't need anything at all on those nuts but anti seize if you must, make it the high heat resistant copper type mentioned above.
 
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Yep, anti-seize.
Heat releases loctite so it wouldn't do you any good.
 
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Thanks guys for the info. Changed the pipes on my SB to the v&h short shot staggered and torqued to spec and went for a short ride and when I was done checked the torque and was off torque. Any suggestions?
 
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Re torque. They loosen up the first couple heat cycles.
Keep snugging them down, they will eventually stay tight.-
That said, I still check em here and there.
 
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Be carful with the anti seize. use too much and you will over tighten the nuts and bend your flanges. The torque specs are for clean dry threads. Not lubed threads.
 
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I haven't put any on yet just torqued the dry.
Just wanted to make sure I did need to put anything on since they loosened up after first trial run with new pipes.
 
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The flanges on my dyna look to be pretty beefy to bend them with a 5/16 nut, I use a 1/4 drive ratchet with extension and palm the ratchet.
I always worry more about breaking a stud than bending a flange.
 
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