Good suggestions Bob. That stuff is tenacious, slippery, and tends to
migrate as if it were alive.
73, Roger (K8RI)
On 7/2/2017 Sunday 10:23 AM, Bob Shohet, KQ2M wrote:
“With no preventative You have to twist the bolt off. That can be a real
knuckle buster with 3/8ths or 1/2".
That’s if you are lucky. Often the bolt will not twist and the bolt head
shears and then snaps off necessitating cutting off the bolt with a hacksaw, usually
in a VERY difficult and compromising position on the tower with poor physical access
to the bolt!
Neverseize or similar compounds are not a panacea either but they greatly increase the
odds of a successful outcome. Don’t use too much though of else you will get
it all over you when you put it on or when you take it off. Aside from the permanent
staining of your clothes, the slipperiness of the compound will compromise your
ability to do tower work before you are able to wipe it off your hands, gloves, tools,
etc. I suggest that you put a large, soft cloth in your tool bag on the tower. If
you are not on the tower bring a cloth and/or paper towels to wipe off the excess when
you apply it and to wipe off the bolt and hardware when you unbolt it.
Clean = safer and more productive tower work.
73
Bob , KQ2M
From: Roger (K8RI) on TT
Sent: Sunday, July 02, 2017 9:29 AM
To: towertalk@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Galling and seizing of SS nuts to SS threaded studs
and bolts.
Easier than that. Just use Neverseize(sp)
SS to SS under tension, or just tight fitting will have the nut bonding
to the bolt.
With no preventative You have to twist the bolt off. That can be a real
knuckle buster with 3/8ths or 1/2". Been there, done that.
73, Roger (K8RI)
On 7/2/2017 Sunday 8:27 AM, J Chaloupka via TowerTalk wrote:
I have often read where there is a problem of the threads of SS assemblies
becoming seized or locked together after a time in the weather and becoming
difficult and or useless when disassembly and reassembly is required.It is my
opinion that one can use bronze nuts with the stainless threaded component with
no such galling occurring. It is something I have done for years with no
trouble.Opinions welcome.JIM, W4QBQ
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