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 replied to use
antiseize compound with stainless steel bolts. This stuff works great, but
it's a mess to work with. I have been using white lithium grease on SS
threads for years and have not had any removal problems.
John KK9A
To: "'Tower and HF antenna construction topics.'" <towertalk@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] dxengineering U-bolts froze??
From: "Bob AD5VJ"
Date: Tue, 13 Apr 2010 10:02:30 -0500
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.
Hope it doesn't come off in the rain, snow and ice :0(
Thanks again
73
Bob AD5VJ
> -----Original Message-----
> From: towertalk-bounces@contesting.com [mailto:towertalk-
> bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Jack KZ4USA
> Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2010 9:32 AM
> To: Tower and HF antenna construction topics.
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] dxengineering U-bolts froze??
>
> Yes Never-Seez does work. I have used it for years.
>
> Jack
> KZ4USA
> Bradenton, Florida
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Kurt Cathcart, KR2C" <Kurt@KuhlRoad.net>
> To: "Tower and HF antenna construction topics."
> <towertalk@contesting.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2010 9:14 AM
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] dxengineering U-bolts froze??
>
>
> > 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 it broke off at the twist.
> >
> > I'm am strong like the bull, no? Well maybe I just smell like one.
> :)
> >
> > -Kurt
> > KR2C
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Bob AD5VJ" <ad5vj@ad5vj.com>
> > To: <towertalk@contesting.com>
> > Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2010 8:37 AM
> > Subject: [TowerTalk] dxengineering U-bolts froze??
> >
> >
> >>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 from the mounting
> >> plate
> >> that I bought from dxengineering.
> >>
> >> I bought it with the recommended stainless steel U-bolt clamps they
> sell
> >> when I put the Hornet up. It was up less than a year on the tower.
> While
> >> I
> >> was loosening a couple of the U-bolt from the mast, the nut holding
> a
> >> couple
> >> of the U-bolts became very hard to take off until I had to place the
> >> assembly in a vice to get enough torque on my wrench to finally get
> the
> >> nut
> >> off along with using a spray lubricant.
> >>
> >> The threads are ruined on the nut and the U-bolt since it seemed to
> cross
> >> thread as it came loose for no apparent reason.
> >>
> >> I would have hated to have been trying this on top of the tower
> hanging
> >> from
> >> a strap trying to get it apart.
> >>
> >> Has anyone else had a problem like this, I remember it wasn't hard
> to
> >> tighten when I assembled it as it went on very easily, just taking
> it off
> >> was very difficult.
> >>
> >> 73,
> >> Bob AD5VJ
> >>
> >>
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