Does the 10vT exaust stud hell apply to non-t as well?

[L DC]

Hi Cody!!

Yes, you can expect to probably break 1 stud or nut
for that matter if you've been soaking them with PB
blaster for about 3 days.

When I removed the exhaust manifold in my red VW QSW,
I broke 1 stud and 1 nut, granted I didn't really
spray them before hand. 

I was told to consider myself lucky, especially for
the 5 sutds/nuts connecting the exhaust manifold to
the 3-tube downpipe to the cat.

I whish I could say the same thing about my '85 QSW
clutch job....damn pilot bearing!!

-Regards,

-Louis 






--- John Cody Forbes <cody at 5000tq.com> wrote:

> The title says it really.
> 
> I'm thinking about swapping the rusted out nasty
> sounding exhaust on my red 5k no-T with the
> perfectly good system from my parts no-T. I need to
> do the downpipe as well as the exhaust because the
> cat is missing and there is pipe welded in it's
> place (not bolted). Since I'm going that far into it
> I was going to replace the EM gaskets because I
> suspect a minor leak. Can I expect to break studs
> like the turbo cars do, or should I be ok if I apply
> PB Blaster liberally?
> 
> -Cody Forbes
> http://www.5000tq.com
> '86 5k noT noQ
> '86 5k noT noQ - Parting Out
> '87 5ktq
> '87 5ktq - Fast. Really Fast.
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