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Subject: Re: [Healeys] Down pipes
From: Kees Oudesluijs via Healeys <healeys@autox.team.net>
Date: Thu, 17 Oct 2019 09:04:02 +0200
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Brass nuts are fairly soft so may be the split washers work there way 
into the flanges of the nuts thus loosening them up. You may try SS nuts 
or a steel washer between brass nut and spring washer.

Another possibility is that the lock washer loses its tension because it 
gets to hot.

I am not a lover of split lock washers anyway as they damage the surface 
of the nut and the item that is bolted down. I always prefer the smooth 
but slightly bent ones (don't know the proper name for them)


Kees Oudesluijs




Op 17-10-2019 om 02:46 schreef Fred Wescoe:
> Listers,
>
> Today, I had to tighten the 6 nuts on my exhaust down pipes.  This is 
> the second time in 2 years I have had to do this.  What is causing the 
> nuts to work loose?  Each of the 6 studs from the exhaust manifolds 
> has split lock washers and brass nuts on the down pipe flanges.  Each 
> time time I have tightened the nuts, I tighten them until the nuts squeak.
>
> What am I doing wrong and does anyone else have this issue?  What do I 
> need to do to fix this?  The car is a 66 BJ8 with stock manifolds and 
> down pipes.
>
> Thanks for any advice, I'm stumped,
>
> Fred
> 66 BJ8
>
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    <p>Brass nuts are fairly soft so may be the split washers work there
      way into the flanges of the nuts thus loosening them up. You may
      try SS nuts or a steel washer between brass nut and spring washer.</p>
    <p>Another possibility is that the lock washer loses its tension
      because it gets to hot.</p>
    <p>I am not a lover of split lock washers anyway as they damage the
      surface of the nut and the item that is bolted down. I always
      prefer the smooth but slightly bent ones (don't know the proper
      name for them)</p>
    <p><br>
    </p>
    <p>Kees Oudesluijs</p>
    <p><br>
    </p>
    <p><br>
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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">Op 17-10-2019 om 02:46 schreef Fred
      Wescoe:<br>
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      <div dir="ltr">Listers,
        <div><br>
        </div>
        <div>Today, I had to tighten the 6 nuts on my exhaust down
          pipes.  This is the second time in 2 years I have had to do
          this.  What is causing the nuts to work loose?  Each of the 6
          studs from the exhaust manifolds has split lock washers and
          brass nuts on the down pipe flanges.  Each time time I have
          tightened the nuts, I tighten them until the nuts squeak.</div>
        <div><br>
        </div>
        <div>What am I doing wrong and does anyone else have this
          issue?  What do I need to do to fix this?  The car is a 66 BJ8
          with stock manifolds and down pipes.</div>
        <div><br>
        </div>
        <div>Thanks for any advice, I'm stumped,</div>
        <div><br>
        </div>
        <div>Fred</div>
        <div>66 BJ8</div>
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