On Aug 21, 2007, at 2:58 PM, Mike S wrote:

> 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.

Good point.

Tom B.-shoulda said 13 mm open end wrench instead of 1/4" socket,
which of course won't fit in the tight conditions