

| Subject: | Loose exhaust bolt again. fix if stripped? |
| From: | Jonce Fancher |
| Date: | Tue, 19 Jun 2007 20:29:31 -0400 |
Hi all Well the No.3 exhaust bolts seem to not want to stay tight. Is there a Lock tite to work in this heat? or should I pack it with sawdust and jb weld? (Kidding) Im always careful to not over tighten exhaust studs but this one never gets good and tight sorta tight but I stop before over torque. I did see this 2 part putty that they mix up and can tread once hard <not JB weld> at Fastenal. Not sure if it would work. I could always do the helicoil since ive got them. Actually I should pull the stud and see if I can go longer to bite into fresh threads deeper in the head. If I can is there a Lock tite for heat as per my 1st question. If I snug it up the thing is great for about 100 miles. Of course its the one under the water pump. I can get a 6" extension on it not a problem. Im just not in the mood to pull the exhaust system and all if I dont have to. Thanks Jonce Jonce Fancher 56 Single Cab 66 Sunroof Bug 66 Variant Squareback 66 Porsche 912 71 Sunroof Bus 84 Vanagon "Gottfried" 85 Vanagon Westi 2003 10 Passenger Sprinter Fancher's Upholstery Inc. - www.fanchers.com Not-A-VW Club- http://mywebpages.comcast.net/jaransont3/notavwclub/
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