Supercharged111
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The V-band clamps I've used most had stainless-steel studs and nuts. They were good for one tightening. Once tightened, the stainless nut galled the stainless stud. The stud broke during disassembly. Every. Time.
It may be that some anti-seize applied to the stud would have prevented this, but The Bus Company didn't provide us with any, and anti-seize wasn't on the Bill of Materials for this operation.
I always felt sorry for the poor bastage that had to work on that assembly in the future. Those clamps were really expensive.
The V-band clamps I use personally aren't on exhaust systems, they don't have Stainless nuts/studs on them, so they go on and off repeatedly with no problems.
Well, I think that's something I should look at sooner than later. A simple mild steel nut should prevent any galling.