You are right. The twisting force would not be
helped at all.
I was only considering the sideways force, which while
present, is, IMO, NOT the primary bolt-loosener.
It is definitely true that the mating of a steel bolt
into an aluminum body is not an ideal torque- (as in
bolt tightness) maintaining arrangement.
Mike N2MG
On Tue, 23 April 2002, kb9cry@attbi.com wrote
>
> Mike, I'm not sure about the effectiveness of the
second
> bearing. It would lessen any sideways forces on the
> rotator but it would not reduce any twisting forces
that
> are transmitted from the mast to the rotator, as long
as
> the brake held up.
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