<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">I’m curious to know how you discovered the nuts were loose in the first place.<div>I had trouble with leaky gaskets, so I spent a fair amount of time under there getting things sealed up. I ended up making my own from Remflex, which is a graphite based gasket material designed for exhaust systems...it compresses somewhat and gives a good seal.</div><div>But I’ve never found the nuts loose...mine are stainless, not brass.</div><div><br></div><div>Stephen, BJ8<br><br><div id="AppleMailSignature" dir="ltr">Sent from my iPad</div><div dir="ltr"><br>On Oct 17, 2019, at 7:46 AM, Tom Felts <<a href="mailto:Tomfelts@windstream.net">Tomfelts@windstream.net</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><style> body {height: 100%; color:#000000; font-size:12pt; font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;}</style><div>There are washers called Nordlock's that are good for this use. I use them on the downpipes on my E-Type. they hold.</div><div><br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div>tom</div><div><br></div><div>----- Original Message -----<br>From: Kees Oudesluijs via Healeys <<a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net">healeys@autox.team.net</a>><br>To: <a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net">healeys@autox.team.net</a><br>Sent: Thu, 17 Oct 2019 03:04:02 -0400 (EDT)<br>Subject: Re: [Healeys] Down pipes<br></div><div><br></div><p>Brass nuts are fairly soft so may be the split washers work there<br> way into the flanges of the nuts thus loosening them up. You may<br> 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<br> because it gets to hot.</p><p>I am not a lover of split lock washers anyway as they damage the<br> surface of the nut and the item that is bolted down. I always<br> prefer the smooth but slightly bent ones (don't know the proper<br> name for them)</p><p><br></p><p>Kees Oudesluijs</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><div class="moz-cite-prefix">Op 17-10-2019 om 02:46 schreef Fred<br> Wescoe:<br></div><blockquote cite="mid:CAPAC+V5UCB9HNzYY+uJmf81bG2DF3g3+HXM20L1yR3Lv2+Fzcg@mail.gmail.com"><div dir="ltr">Listers,<br><div><br></div><div>Today, I had to tighten the 6 nuts on my exhaust down<br> pipes. This is the second time in 2 years I have had to do<br> this. What is causing the nuts to work loose? Each of the 6<br> studs from the exhaust manifolds has split lock washers and<br> brass nuts on the down pipe flanges. Each time time I have<br> 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<br> issue? What do I need to do to fix this? The car is a 66 BJ8<br> 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></div><br><fieldset class="mimeAttachmentHeader"></fieldset><pre class="moz-quote-pre">_______________________________________________<br>Support <a href="http://Team.Net">Team.Net</a> <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.team.net/donate.html" target="_blank" data-mce-href="http://www.team.net/donate.html">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a><br>Suggested annual donation $12.75<br></pre><div><br></div><pre class="moz-quote-pre">Archive: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.team.net/pipermail/healeys" target="_blank" data-mce-href="http://www.team.net/pipermail/healeys">http://www.team.net/pipermail/healeys</a><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://autox.team.net/archive" target="_blank" data-mce-href="http://autox.team.net/archive">http://autox.team.net/archive</a><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:Healeys@autox.team.net" target="_blank" data-mce-href="mailto:Healeys@autox.team.net">Healeys@autox.team.net</a><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys" target="_blank" data-mce-href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys">http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys</a><br></pre><div><br></div><pre class="moz-quote-pre">Unsubscribe/Manage: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/healeys/coudesluijs@chello.nl" target="_blank" data-mce-href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/healeys/coudesluijs@chello.nl">http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/healeys/coudesluijs@chello.nl</a></pre></blockquote><div><br></div><div><br></div></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><span>_______________________________________________</span><br><span>Support <a href="http://Team.Net">Team.Net</a> <a href="http://www.team.net/donate.html">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a></span><br><span>Suggested annual donation $12.75</span><br><span></span><br><span>Archive: <a href="http://www.team.net/pipermail/healeys">http://www.team.net/pipermail/healeys</a> <a href="http://autox.team.net/archive">http://autox.team.net/archive</a></span><br><span></span><br><span><a href="mailto:Healeys@autox.team.net">Healeys@autox.team.net</a></span><br><span><a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys">http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys</a></span><br><span></span><br><span>Unsubscribe/Manage: <a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/healeys/s.hutchings@rogers.com">http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/healeys/s.hutchings@rogers.com</a></span><br><span></span><br></div></blockquote></div></body></html>