EPIC nuts/studs loosening thread (reposting stupid stuff without reading = warning)
07-31-2015, 01:40 AM
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All mating surfaces were trued before reassembly and copious amounts of Resbond 907TS threadlocker was used on the EM studs (torqued to 10-12 ft-lbs).
You can see just how beefy the 10 mm studs are. I didn't take a side-by-side picture, but there's much more meat to them than the +2 mm would indicate.
Putting everything back together with the bigger studs proved challenging. My mechanic switched out the lower exhaust manifold studs from a Nissan (IIRC). The keyed end allow you to install the stud with the exhaust manifold in place and apparently made a big difference.
My next track day is tomorrow. Fingers crossed that this finally fixes the problem.
You can see just how beefy the 10 mm studs are. I didn't take a side-by-side picture, but there's much more meat to them than the +2 mm would indicate.
Putting everything back together with the bigger studs proved challenging. My mechanic switched out the lower exhaust manifold studs from a Nissan (IIRC). The keyed end allow you to install the stud with the exhaust manifold in place and apparently made a big difference.
My next track day is tomorrow. Fingers crossed that this finally fixes the problem.
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