[Vwdiesel] Manifold Nuts

[Val Christian]

I'll amend my recommendation...use the soft steel, coated with copper nuts 
that Loren mentioned.  They do lock reasonably into place with light 
torque, as is appropriate for manifolds.

Forget the hardened nuts.  They work for me, but you are right, they 
do not come off easily with nutcrackers.  I tend to use a torch, but
not everyone has them available.

So, recommendation retracted, and go with the stock nuts.  They work OK
in this part of the salt belt, but I do wash off my engine several times
during the winter.

Val


> 
> I've gotten recommendations for the stock (copper) nuts, 8 line (I assume
> that's hardened, grade 8?) and for brass nuts... 
> 
> Anyone have a strong preference for one over the other, preferably anyone
> with vast experience in the "salt/rust" belt?  I'm in Wisconsin...
> 
> Grade 8 hardened nuts would scare me if I ever had to chisel them off, yes?
> 
> The stock ones were on there when I got the van - don't really know how long
> they were on there, but when I took them off the first time, they were a
> pain and mostly gone.
> 
> I've never encountered brass.
> 
> Thanks again,
> 
> Chris
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: vwdiesel-bounces at vwfans.com [mailto:vwdiesel-bounces at vwfans.com] On
> Behalf Of Val Christian
> Sent: Friday, October 26, 2007 11:42 PM
> To: vwdiesel at vwfans.com
> Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] Manifold Nuts
> 
> I've used those with good luck as well.  They do lock OK, but
> they are softer than 8 line, and I've had to remove a couple
> with a torch and vicegrips.  They are soft, and the vicegrips
> bite right into them.  
> 
> > 
> > In a message dated 10/26/2007 8:18:56 PM Pacific Daylight Time, 
> > geiserfam at sprintpcs.com writes:
> > 
> > > Anyone have any suggestions for a different type / material of nut to
> use
> > > when I reassemble so that the next time I or some other unlucky dude
> pulls
> > > the manifold off, the nuts are still intact?  If you offer something
> exotic,
> > > also where to find / get it?
> > > 
> > 
> >   The factory, copper looking ones work great.  I always just 
> > use those with no problems.  They have a locking ring (which 
> > goes to the outside) which holds them on even with lots of 
> > anti-seize.  :-)
> >      Loren
> > 
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