[TowerTalk] Rohn Trust Bearing/an ounce of prevention....

[Wayne Kline]

Bill the bolts on the TB3 thrust bearing are 3/8 dia. Course thread  16 TPI. there 1 1/2 long and need a jam nut and a lock washer. 
 
GL Wayne



> From: bparry at rgv.rr.com> To: TOWERTALK at contesting.com> Date: Wed, 5 Dec 2007 08:11:26 -0600> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Rohn Trust Bearing/an ounce of prevention....> > Replacing those bolts sounds like a good idea. Perhaps I should assume that> my tower guy is going to be able to remove those bolts and purchase some SS> ones. I got my Rohn book last night and looked up the TB3. Unfortunately,> it does not show the size of those bolts. Do any of you fellows have the> specs on the bolts?> > Bill, W5VX> > -----Original Message-----> From: towertalk-bounces at contesting.com> [mailto:towertalk-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Roger (K8RI)> Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2007 12:52 AM> To: Cqtestk4xs at aol.com; TOWERTALK at contesting.com> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Rohn Trust Bearing/an ounce of prevention....> > > > > > The key here is to throw away those ratty bolts Rohn gives you with the> > thrust bearing before you install it.. Replace them with stainless steel > > AND put> > Penetrox or some anti-oxidant on the bolt so it won't freeze. It worked > > for> > me!> > That's the way I do it as well, plus the addition of a locking nut. I use a > *little* Never Seize or a little of plain old Moly Disulphide grease. Just > enough to keep the threads from gauling (sp?)> > Roger (K8RI).> > >> > Bill K4XS/KH7XS> >> >> >> > **************************************Check out AOL's list of 2007's > > hottest> > products.> > (http://money.aol.com/special/hot-products-2007?NCID=aoltop00030000000001)> > _______________________________________________> >> >> >> > _______________________________________________> > TowerTalk mailing list> > TowerTalk at contesting.com> > http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/towertalk > > _______________________________________________> > > > _______________________________________________> TowerTalk mailing list> TowerTalk at contesting.com> http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/towertalk> > _______________________________________________> > > > _______________________________________________> TowerTalk mailing list> TowerTalk at contesting.com> http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/towertalk
_________________________________________________________________
Connect and share in new ways with Windows Live.
http://www.windowslive.com/connect.html?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_Wave2_newways_112007