Hi All,Having spent most of the afternoon battling to replace the exhaust down-pipe on my LR90 which, included sheering one of the studs, I wondered if I should use copper slip when re-assembling?I'm not sure just how heat tolerant it is and whether it will just go rock hard and be a pointless exercise?What do you guys recommend at the manifold end of the system?RegardsRichardB

RichardB uttered summat worrerz funny about:Personal thoughts are it'll burn off.I fear the only soloution is a good soaking before removal in plus gas or even diesel next time around.Often find that such a simple task is made mamouth by the need to replace studs.Percy (IIa with the Jag lump) had Copper / brass ? I forget nuts on the manifold to down pipe. they were designed to be oval to form a lock nut and never had any rot on them, though they were not at all cheap and OE parts from Jaguar.Lee D

Exhaust Fittings & Copper SliP?

Sep 02, 2006 21 Replies

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Steve Taylor 19 years ago

Howmuch stock do you need -I've got 6 feet of 1/2AF somewhere.

Steve

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Neil 19 years ago

Although not specifically for LR exhaust system studs, I have found that graphite put into the threads on assembly, does improve the removal of nuts from bits that get very hot. I just rub a soft pencil(a broad carpenters pencil is good!) across the treads of both bits.

It always seemed to make a difference to motorbike exhaust systems I've had previously.

HTH

Neil

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