I think it's fair to ask for another gasket. I didn't, but I'm sure that my
vendor would have given me one. I feel he got taken too, so I just reported
it to him so that he wouldn't sell any more to the next person. I am just
so disgusted with a new part that fails like that. I feel sorry for Moss,
because these junk studs are linked to their name, when the fault really
lies with whoever they bought them from. Moss gets the black eye, not XYZ
company. You should NEVER be able to pull threads off a stud. Snap it,
yes, but to pull threads means that the steel is way too soft. I reused my
old rusty studs after pulling off the threads the new ones. Do you know
anybody else where I can get either NOS or studs made out of real steel?
Next time I pull the manifolds, I like to put in new (good) studs.
You know what is strange, The long studs are the ones that failed for me
too. The short ones torqued ok, but I still don't trust them
Bill
-----Original Message-----
From: Hugh Fader [mailto:hfader@usa.net]
Well, I deserve a big "I told you so" from Bill and Cosmo.
Went to install my manifolds yesterday. The 4 short studs that hold the top
of the exhaust manifold were OK. The 3 studs for the intake were OK. Then
went on to tighten the 6 studs that clamp down the exhaust and intake. Two
of the first three stripped. Worse yet, I destroyed the gasket removing the
manifolds to pull the studs. Both the 4 short and 6 long manifold studs were
the same copper colored part.
I got these from a Moss re-seller. He said he didn't get them from Moss, but
from another supplier who generally supplies high quality parts. I'm
guessing both Moss and the other supplier went to the same source.
I'm going to ask for a refund for the studs. Think it's fair to ask for the
supplier to provide a new gasket too? It's only about $5, but it's the
principle.
- Hugh
> -----Original Message-----
>
> Hugh -
> If those came from Moss or one of Moss's resellers, beware.
>
> I purchased a set of them and pulled the threads right off
> them at less than
> 20 ft/lbs.
>
> It may have been a bad batch - who knows? But mine were just
> like that.
>
> To answer your question, yes, I believe the coating is an
> anti-seize agent.
>
> Good Luck,
> Bill
>
> -----Original Message-----
>
>
> I purchased new manifold studs for my TR6. It looks like they
> are steel, but
> there is a copper-like coating on them. Could this be a
> factory-applied
> anti-sieze?
>
> - Hugh
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