In a message dated 12/28/03 8:09:46 AM Pacific Standard Time,
rehman@surveil.com writes:
> The hardware is in very good shape, especially considering it is 46 years
> old. It is a little tight coming apart, but I don't really want to spray
> penetrating oil on each nut/bolt before removing them- I really don't like
> the idea of oil on a tower I'm climbing (not to mention my hands while
> climbing).
A little squirt of Liquid Wrench is pretty benign since it mostly soaks
into the threads. I'm all in favor of making a job easier by using some LW.
> To make it easier putting the tower back together, I was
> contemplating soaking all of the nuts and bolts in WD40 for a day or so.
Any
> thoughts as to whether this is a good or bad idea?
Industry standards for towers don't allow for re-using fasteners. I'd
replace all of them and be done with it. After all, they are 46 years old too!
Cheers,
Steve K7LXC
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