[TowerTalk] dxengineering U-bolts froze??

[Jack KZ4USA]

Yes Never-Seez  does work. I have used it for years.

Jack
KZ4USA
Bradenton, Florida




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kurt Cathcart, KR2C" <Kurt at KuhlRoad.net>
To: "Tower and HF antenna construction topics." <towertalk at contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2010 9:14 AM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] dxengineering U-bolts froze??


> Have this happen all the time with stainless parts.  There are antiseize
> products on the market that might help.
>
> I've actually had them seize up so tight that I twisted the u-bolt like a
> pretzel and it broke off at the twist.
>
> I'm am strong like the bull, no?  Well maybe I just smell like one.  :)
>
> -Kurt
> KR2C
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Bob AD5VJ" <ad5vj at ad5vj.com>
> To: <towertalk at contesting.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2010 8:37 AM
> Subject: [TowerTalk] dxengineering U-bolts froze??
>
>
>>I like dxengineering parts; however, I installed my new th6dx this last
>> weekend with the help of the Azle Ham Club here locally. After taking 
>> down
>> my Hornet Tribander I was disassembling the Hornet from the mounting 
>> plate
>> that I bought from dxengineering.
>>
>> I bought it with the recommended stainless steel U-bolt clamps they sell
>> when I put the Hornet up. It was up less than a year on the tower. While 
>> I
>> was loosening a couple of the U-bolt from the mast, the nut holding a
>> couple
>> of the U-bolts became very hard to take off until I had to place the
>> assembly in a vice to get enough torque on my wrench to finally get the
>> nut
>> off along with using a spray lubricant.
>>
>> The threads are ruined on the nut and the U-bolt since it seemed to cross
>> thread as it came loose for no apparent reason.
>>
>> I would have hated to have been trying this on top of the tower hanging
>> from
>> a strap trying to get it apart.
>>
>> Has anyone else had a problem like this, I remember it wasn't hard to
>> tighten when I assembled it as it went on very easily, just taking it off
>> was very difficult.
>>
>> 73,
>> Bob AD5VJ
>>
>>
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