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![]() I have had intermittent problems with 0-320 exhaust studs working loose, usually with overhauled cylinders. I understand it if I have a stubborn nut to remove for a gasket change and the stud comes out with it. I figure that if I reuse that stud/nut again I am asking for it to work back loose because it is no longer bottomed in the hole. But I just had another one work loose in flight that was never disturbed from new. I always wondered why we use plain steel studs and nuts for this application anyway. It screams "corrosion". Why not heli-coil the port threads and use a stainless bolt and lock-washer? That way, the threads are protected from the elements to some degree and using stainless hardware gives you a little better resistance to rot. Any engineers know why studs are used on exhaust systems in general? Thanks, Mike |
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