This is good advice! I had a 1/4" stainless nut gall on a stainless U-bolt during removal. Twisting the nut hard broke the U-bolt. They were effectively welded together.
73 Eric WD6DBM On Mon, Jun 22, 2020, 8:30 AM Charlie T <[email protected]> wrote: > Also, it's a good idea to smear some "never-seize" compound on threaded > surfaces, especially on the larger antenna mounting hardware. > SS hardware has a tendency to "gall" ( I think that's the correct term) > which results from the heat generated by excess friction between the mating > surfaces. > The tighter you try to make a connection, the more likely this phenomenon > is to occur. > Once this happens, you may as well wring off the afflicted bolt and throw > it away, cause you'll never get it off with regular tools. > The bad news is that generally, you won't notice it until you try to > remove the hardware. Your socket wrench will be extremely hard to turn, > and when it does, it doesn't actually "come-loose" since the threads are > effectively stripped. > > Here's a link for more info on the subject: > https://www.essentracomponents.com/en-gb/news/product-resources/how-to-prevent-galling-on-stainless-steel-bolts > > > 73, Charlie k3ICH > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to [email protected] > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [email protected]
