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Subject: [TowerTalk] rotor mounting screws falling out
From: rhodes@willinet.net (Jim Rhodes)
Date: Tue, 03 Aug 1999 17:35:38 -0500
Yes, I have had this happen on my ham2. Now I use blue LocTite when
installing, seems to do the trick.

At 12:47 PM 8/3/99 -0400, you wrote:
>
>Hello everyone....just wondered if anyone else has experienced this
>situation....
>I happened to look up at the rotor plate after a recent thunder/wind storm
only
>to realize that two of four bolts holding my tailtwister to the plate were
gone.
>
>I climbed up the tower and replaced the missing bolts and even tightened
>the two remaining bolts. What can I do to prevent this from happening again??
>Obviously, these bolts are vibrating loose....any suggestions??
>Thank you in advance......73 Ted VE3SS
>
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