[TowerTalk] Big Boy rotor question

[Don Havlicek]

Gregg,
Tighten the bolts as usual .. then coat them with RTV silicone seal. 
They are loosening from vibration, and the silicone seal will eliminate 
that problem.  When you need to work on the bolts again, simply 'peel' 
the silicone seal off.
Don
N8DE

Gregg Seidl wrote:
> I have a pst-51b and I'm having some trouble with it.It is turning a 4 stack
> of 432-13 wl's with about 13 sq. feet of windload.Well within its specs.The
> bolts that hold the rotor to its base plate are loose.I have never seen this
> before,I have 2 other big boys here and they are fine.I don't know if they
> were loose from the getgo or what.The other 2 rotors are equally loaded.They
> are mounted down 9-10 ffet inside the tower with bearings.I don't know if
> they can be tightened or what.I also have another question.The clamps that
> came with mine are lousy.It is a pipe with a flange welded on one side,the
> flange bolts to the flange on the rotor.I CAN NOT seem to keep those bolts
> tight no matter what.Is there another type of clamp out there to use that I
> have missed.The bolts don't break or anything but trying to work someone 500
> miles out on 432 with your beams rocking back and forth 20 degrees is a
> $#^%.   Gregg K9KL
> 
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