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Subject:Re: exhaust nuts & bolts is 304, 308, 309, 316 or zinc plated etc
From:Mike S
Date:Tue, 21 Aug 2007 16:58:21 -0400
At 04:35 PM 8/21/2007, Tom Buese wrote...
>got the gasket, & the 1st copper nut I tried to remove, snapped off
>when I tried to loosen it w/ a 1/4" socket.

I consider exhaust nuts expendable, and don't count on them being
reusable. The goal is making sure they're relatively easy to remove,
especially without damaging "costly" parts, like welded studs. The time
saved by having sacrificial $0.50 hardware makes for a good trade-off.