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Subject: [TowerTalk] Above the Thrust Bearing
From: n8de@thepoint.net (Don Havlicek)
Date: Mon Apr 7 21:17:51 2003
Jerry,
Get  some Teflon sheet and cut a piece to fit.  Should last a lifetime.
Don
N8DE

Jerry K3BZ wrote:
> I've received several good comments and ideas, thanks. What I'm really
> concerned about is the aluminum mast and the aluminum tower sleeve wearing
> away slowly from metal-to-metal contact. But grease isn't the only way to
> keep them from actually touching.  What about some sort of "bushing" to fit
> between the mast and the sleeve?
> 
> I was thinking of a section of thin-wall pvc of appropriate diameter and
> wall thickness, sliced length-wise and inserted betwen the mast and sleeve
> on opposite sides of the mast, then clamped to the mast above and below the
> sleeve. The idea would be for the pvc to be sacrificed and replaced every
> few years as necessary. I'm no engineer and I don't even play one on TV, so
> any comments from those more talented than I?
> Jerry K3BZ
> 
> 
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