EPIC nuts/studs loosening thread (reposting stupid stuff without reading = warning)
06-07-2009, 02:06 PM
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Do you run a gasket between mani and turbo, Splitime?
This is probably completely misguided, and I'll probably be proven wrong in short order, but I just thought of a little theory that I'll run by you engineer types.
So, people say that it's not just vibration which loosens nuts, but also the thermal expansion of the metal. So, in a gasketless connection, there is nothing to compress so the metal simply grows and pushes the nut loose. With a gasket, there's something to compress and the nuts stay put.
Be gentle guys.
This is probably completely misguided, and I'll probably be proven wrong in short order, but I just thought of a little theory that I'll run by you engineer types.
So, people say that it's not just vibration which loosens nuts, but also the thermal expansion of the metal. So, in a gasketless connection, there is nothing to compress so the metal simply grows and pushes the nut loose. With a gasket, there's something to compress and the nuts stay put.
Be gentle guys.
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06-07-2009, 03:15 PM
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Do you run a gasket between mani and turbo, Splitime?
This is probably completely misguided, and I'll probably be proven wrong in short order, but I just thought of a little theory that I'll run by you engineer types.
So, people say that it's not just vibration which loosens nuts, but also the thermal expansion of the metal. So, in a gasketless connection, there is nothing to compress so the metal simply grows and pushes the nut loose. With a gasket, there's something to compress and the nuts stay put.
Be gentle guys.
This is probably completely misguided, and I'll probably be proven wrong in short order, but I just thought of a little theory that I'll run by you engineer types.
So, people say that it's not just vibration which loosens nuts, but also the thermal expansion of the metal. So, in a gasketless connection, there is nothing to compress so the metal simply grows and pushes the nut loose. With a gasket, there's something to compress and the nuts stay put.
Be gentle guys.
but once you get to that point, it's a losing battle.
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06-07-2009, 06:42 PM
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I've noticed that all my BEGi supplied bolts that had the deformation on the end to grip the stud, all can be spun off by hand.
Titanium?
Resmond 907 threadlocker?
Inconel hardware?
some combonation of all that ****?
Titanium?
Resmond 907 threadlocker?
Inconel hardware?
some combonation of all that ****?
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06-07-2009, 07:03 PM
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are we fighting thermal expansion or vibration? Spacemetal may help one of those. If we can find a stud material that will stretch equal to the mild steel or cast iron, then all we have to do is safety-wire for vibration.
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