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augidog · Joined: 03 Mar 2003 Posts: 1360 Location: New Jersey

Should I go for it or leave it for a muffler guy? I'm on vacation this week.
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1978 924 95 mile daily driver.
Audi TB/POR174M/High Flow Cat/2.25" exhaust
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Peter_in_AU · Joined: 29 Jul 2001 Posts: 2745 Location: Sydney, Australia

depends on how much money you have.

Those nuts can be a real pain to get off and most guys will just lean on them until the stud snaps then the bill just went up by a couple of hundred.

If you take your time and use plenty of penetrating oil it's not that hard.
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1979 924 (Gone to a better place)
1974 Lotus 7 S4 "Big Valve" Twin-cam (waiting)
1982 924 (As featured on Wikipedia)

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CBass · Joined: 03 Nov 2002 Posts: 2807 Location: Vancouver, Canada

Patience is the key here, that and a couple cans of liquid wrench. Be sure to give the nuts a good brushing with a wire brush before soaking, and between soaks.
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'81 931 in various states of assembly

Lizard · Posted: Mon Aug 29, 2005 9:21 am Post subject:

I would say go for it, just make sure that you buy all new replacement nuts (the copper locking style) and all new exhaust studs, as well as having a M8x1.25 tap to clean the holes out, and possibly a helicoil handy, as well as remembering to use neversieze/antisieze on the part of the exhaust stud which is not covered, and possibly on the part that goes into the head (however I found mine tended to back out if I used it here)
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augidog · Joined: 03 Mar 2003 Posts: 1360 Location: New Jersey

I'm going to Napa tomorrow for the bolts and manifold gasket.
I've read I can just ask for the VW replacement manifold bolts .
Is there a year that will work in-case this guy panics?
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1978 924 95 mile daily driver.
Audi TB/POR174M/High Flow Cat/2.25" exhaust
I knew that positive thinking thing wouldn't work.

Lizard · Posted: Mon Aug 29, 2005 11:40 am Post subject:

just say 1.8L 1983 VW rabbit, the studs and nuts are exactly the same, and as I said replace them all, or at least I would
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