[Ducati] Which 900 engines had the bad studs

[Scott Cloninger]

I believe that the studs were stainless steel type 440C, or something similar.  That is a ferritic stainless steel with very high strength characteristics that can be through hardened by heat.  The studs were definitely a hardened material.

Cloner


-----Original Message-----
From: Wright, Dirk [mailto:Dirk.Wright at USPTO.GOV]
Sent: Monday, May 01, 2006 12:51 PM
To: Ducati Owners Group
Subject: RE: [Ducati] Which 900 engines had the bad studs


Stainless steel is absolutely the wrong material for engine studs. It's way too weak for that application. What were they thinking? 


-----Original Message-----
From:	ducati-bounces at ducati.net on behalf of brad black
Sent:	Mon 5/1/2006 7:11 AM
To:	Ducati.Net
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Subject:	Re: [Ducati] Which 900 engines had the bad studs
anything with silver studs (they're stainless steel) with an X on top.  
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