King Motors 2.0 Aluminim 30.5

[mcunha81]

i'm having a really annoying problem, the 2 allen screws are loosening that connect the exhaust to the motor,has any one else had these problems, i used it yesterday and i lost one of them.I was thinking of using lock tite ,but because of the heat ,i'm thinking it wouldn't work, I thinking i'm gonna have to tighten them after ever tank,which is rediculas, andyidea feel free to contact me.

mike

 

[rcspeedmart]

Loctite will work just use red

 

[atom3624]

Perhaps also get new bolts if the thread has worn a bit too much.
Al.

 

[mickey]

Drill a hole through the sides of the bolt heads then when they are tight wire them together. It works great.

 

[blackrain]

New bolts, red loctite and lock washer should do it.

 

[Blackwing.Racing]

Good Evening Folks,

Signed up awhile ago but haven't been on much.

I'm a proud owner of a HPI 5b SS I've had about 5 years. Not much is stock anymore.

Check these out. Might be just what you need.

http://www.davesmotors.com/fd106stage8fasteners_2

 

[JariV]

Never had problems like that. I just turn them tight and watch not to damage the threads. Sometime I used lock washers but even those are not necessary.

The most reliable option would be to use studs, washers and nut if there's enough space to tighten the nuts.

 

[allanach]

My wifes car.


My old car


I drill a hole in the head of the screw and use a wire paper clip to wire them together.

After I ruined a couple of engines from the exhaust coming loose I decided to do this and have not had an issue since.

Cheap & easy...... just the way I like it!

 

[mcunha81]

thanks very much, i'm debating on changing to the exhaust i ordered or just using
the old exhaust with the new exhaust hard ware.? any suggestions?
i believe i have stock Thor exhaust and i ordered the Ghost (ss) exhaust.
thanks for all the responses, i appreciate it.

mike

My old car


I drill a hole in the head of the screw and use a wire paper clip to wire them together.

After I ruined a couple of engines from the exhaust coming loose I decided to do this and have not had an issue since.

Cheap & easy...... just the way I like it![/QUOTE]