New Porche rod nuts....surface rust on threads

[Jonasand]

Bought 8 new genuine porche rod nuts. They were sent from Porche Germany to my retailer... I noticed some of them had surface rust on threads.

Is this cause for concern or not?
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[bsairhead]

Yes, I would not except as new. Dings all over, not new.

[Brian]

Run an oiled tap through them.
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[SGKent]

run an oiled bolt thru them. A tap will remove metal. When you torque them make sure they feel normal. Or ask the seller to find some that aren't rusted.

[Abscate]

As long as it’s genuine Porsche Rust it will be ok/
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[aeromech]

Calm…….

Should be ok
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[SGKent]

you can also run a spiral wire brush in them to knock the rust off.

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[Wildthings]

I would be a bit peeved to pay for a expensive Porsche part that hadn't been stored well. A tap shouldn't be taking any metal at all, oiled up it should turn through the nuts with little force. You could also oil them up and just run them onto an old bolt a few times.

[Jonasand]

Yes I’m considering returning them... but then it will be a week before next shipment... but thats ok, my rods will not be back from the mashinist anyway.

Thanks for you answers guys

And to abscate... if I decide I’m going for that rod-nut-Rat-look, then genuine porche rust cant be beat. VW rust just looks so cheap in comparison. And even though no one can actually see my rod nuts, I can still brag about the rust on them being genuine porche rod nut rust.
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[busdaddy]

Some rod nuts are tweaked slightly to make them friction fit on to the threads, a tap may round them back out.
I'd try some of the milder internet tricks for rust removal, like soaking them in Coca cola, molasses or vinegar first, it doesn't look like it'll take much to get it off, but any debris in the threads may skew torque wrench readings.
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[busman78]

Run a wire brush thrugh them, a drop of oil or a drop of locker and use them, they will spend the rest of their life in oil, slim chance they will ever rust out.

[dogmeat]

NO tap. clean them and go

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[Jonasand]

Thanks guys
I ordered eight more nuts so hopefully there are at least four good ones in this shipment.
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[oscarsnapkin]

There are cheap kits of Dremel-type attachments that would have small metal brushes you could use with a drill. I’ve used them for cleaning rusty nuts and they worked great. I paid a few bucks at either Harbor Freight or Home Depot.
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