In a message dated 7/14/2004 1:12:07 PM Eastern Daylight Time, Jim Lux
<jimlux@earthlink.net> writes:
>At 11:30 AM 7/14/2004 -0400, K8fu@aol.com wrote:
>Or, an even better solution, since lockwashers are no guarantee of the nut
>remaining tight, particularly under vibration, how about using a
>threadlocking adhesive (example: ?Loc-Tite). ?Use the one that doesn't
>require heating with a torch to get the nut off, though.
Did the tower manufacturer say to use the Loc-Tite? I've never seen that as
part of any tower spec. It's time to invoke the LXC Prime Directive to "DO what
the manufacturer says". The inverse is also true.
Cheers, Steve K7LXC
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