[TowerTalk] Galled bolt

[W1GOR]

Julio,

You might want to try heating the remaining part of the bolt with a small 
torch or a very large soldering iron.
Cycling between heating and cooling may loosen the bolt.  Alternately 
heating it, and tapping the end of it with a small hammer may 'break it 
loose'.
Try not to heat the body of the rotor too much because it is not a very 
robust casting.  After removing the remains of the bolt, you may have to 
have a helicoil inserted to replace the damaged threads in the rotor body..

73, Larry - W1GOR

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Julio Peralta" <jperalta at tampabay.rr.com>
To: <TOWERTALK at contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2005 1:49 PM
Subject: [TowerTalk] Galled bolt


> 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.
>
> Does anyone have a good method to free the shank of the bolt from the
> body of the rotor? There is about 3/8" of bolt sticking out of the rotor
> base. I've been soaking the bolt in PB blaster for 2 days but that
> hasn't helped as yet.
>
> Julio, W4HY
>
>
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