I too live in the salt belt, have converted all of my exhaust fastener's to
stainless with no evident "gallling" of the nuts blts and washer's.
It's possibly one of the best update's besides the stainless muffler , tail
pipe , and coolant pipes I've made.

If the codition you describe as galling is really a very light patina, then
, yes you are correct.

This is all I have noticed on the coolant pipes, and muffler.
It's nothing surely to be concernerd about, and a much better choice than
mild steel.
For the long run anyway.

Ron

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jonathan Farrugia" <jfarrugi@UMICH.EDU>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Saturday, April 21, 2007 2:22 PM
Subject: Re: Source for Stainless Exhaust Hardware?

> ymmv but i have had all stainless fastners (stainless nuts on stainless
> studs) on my inline 4 conversion for 4 years now and i have had it apart
> at least 12 or more times.  never have i had a hint of galling.  but
> since i live in the salt belt everything i touch gets anti seize.
>
> jonathan
>
> On Sat, 21 Apr 2007, John Reddick wrote:
>
> > SS nuts and bolts on exhaust will still have to be cut off after a short
> > time due to galling. We did it once after 500 miles.  Every single nut
> > and
> > bolt was galled and seized.  Every one.
> >
> > John
> > Vanaru.com
> >
> >
> >
>