I like dxengineering parts; however, I installed my new th6dx this last weekend with the help of the Azle Ham Club here locally. After taking down my Hornet Tribander I was disassembling the Hornet f
Bob, It's called "galling" and most stainless alloys are prone to it. It's just like the parts weld together. The cure is to always lubricate stainless fasteners during assembly. I carry a brush-top
Hi Bob, Are these stainless steel U-bolts? If so, they probably seized up. This is nothing that would be unique to DX Engineering's stainless steel products. It is simply a common property of stainle
Have this happen all the time with stainless parts. There are antiseize products on the market that might help. I've actually had them seize up so tight that I twisted the u-bolt like a pretzel and i
Yes Never-Seez does work. I have used it for years. Jack KZ4USA Bradenton, Florida _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing li
Thanks to everyone for your replies, now I know hihi I am so glad that it had nothing to do with dxengineering parts quality, I really like their prices and their parts. So 'never seez' here I come.
If you use nylok nuts they won't come off. So basically you attack the problem on two fronts: Prevent galling with antiseize so that you can loosen them when necessary while at the same time preventi
I was well aware of the galling problem, but one time I had a SS U bolt and some SS nylok nuts. I wanted to thread the nylok nuts onto the U bolt just to keep everything together so the nylok nuts wo
Don't worry; my wife says Never-Seez doesn't even come off in the laundry - hehehe 73, geo - n4ua Thanks to everyone for your replies, now I know hihi I am so glad that it had nothing to do with dxen
It's not cross threading - it's called "galling", and it comes from the same alloy of stainless rubbing under pressure against the same alloy of stainless. The 2 parts literally weld together. One wa
Tell me about it.....I have an oxygen sensor galled into an exhaust manifold despite the application of the special lubricant for the job. Mark N1UK _______________________________________________ __
Hi Ryan Thanks for the idea I will check it out Bob AD5VJ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerTalk@contesting.c
Bob, I suspect that when you put the Hornet up you failed to use a anti-seize compound to prevent the U bolt and nut from cold welding. Then when you tried to remove the U bolts the nut was welded to
If you use stainless steel hardware "dry" it galls up very easily, even without being very tight. Once it galls, the only way to remove it is to break the bolt. Nearly early everyone on towertalk rep
Yep. Galling is the term for what you saw. It is most likely to happen in stainless steel and really is a function of the material but there are ways you can reduce the likelihood of galling. I actua
With the potential problems with galling with stainless u-bolts why not use galvanized? Just curious! Bob W7KD _______________________________________________ ________________________________________
Because nylok nuts don't come in galvanized. _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerTalk@contesting.com http://lis
ROHN did. Of course even though they have to tell people repeatedly not to drill out the bolt holes to get the bolts to fit and not to screw the bolts into the holes using the threads to open them up
I spoke with our Loctite rep. He said that Loctite with work to preclude galling on stainless fasteners. Might be a thought. Regards Mark K9TP _______________________________________________ ________
I used Loctite on SS nuts and bolts on a beam and its boom attachments on a tower in Manhattan. When it was removed about 8 years later, there was no galling, easy removal and everything was reusable