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Subject: [TowerTalk] frozen bolt
From: Craig Clark <jcclark@worldpath.net>
Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2005 16:09:50 -0400
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>Yesterday I removed a TX2 rotor form my tower. One of the Stainless
>steel mount bolts I guess galled in the hole and I had to break off the
>head of the bolt to get the rotor out of the tower.

stainless galls to stainless. it's pbly corroded

so you have the threaded part left to grip on to?

as suggest, a heat may help.

i had to drill one out and then retap the thread. i use silver anti 
seize on everything now.

73, Craig Clark, K1QX

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