<VV> SS Exhaust manifold question

[Dennis & Debbie Pleau]

As someone who works in a cleanroom where most all our nuts and bolts are 
stainless, I'll tell you when they gall, it is almost impossible to get 
them apart.  We can't use anti seize as it as a metallic contaminant and 
your cell phone memory or Celeron radio (wireless communication chip) might 
suffer and early death (that's what we are currently making).

dp

At 09:55 AM 6/9/2005, UltraMonzaWest at aol.com wrote:
>In a message dated 6/9/2005 7:11:37 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
>kirbyasmith at gwi.net writes:
>
> > SS nuts are unlikely to gall if NeverSeize or equivalent is used on the
> > stud threads first.  When the grease carrier evaporates due to heat, the
> > residual nickel and copper paste will keep the threads from galling.
> >
> >
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>Mostly TRUE!    but I've seen it too many times.....and used ALL  the
>compounds...
>
>Iron nuts.....anti-sieze........never SIEZES!      In my experience!
>
>
>Matt Nall / Patiomatt / WCUH / Chairman V V
>69 Monza Cpe., 66 Monza vert, 65 Crown v8 Cpe.
>Somewhere between Reno, NV and Coos Bay, Or.