[TowerTalk] ROHN TOWER BOLTS

[john at kk9a.com]

The threads may have already had galling from tightening.  Once it starts
it only gets worse.

John KK9A


To:	 towertalk <towertalk at contesting.com>
Subject:	 Re: [TowerTalk] ROHN TOWER BOLTS
From:	 Kim Elmore <cw_de_n5op at sbcglobal.net>
Date:	 Thu, 8 May 2014 21:04:59 -0500

That's contrary to my experience. I've had many SS nuts and bolts gall upon
removal that did not gall upon application. However, it has not recurred
since
I started using anti-seize compound.

Kim N5OP

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> On May 8, 2014, at 20:44, Steve Maki <lists at oakcom.org> wrote:
>
> Even the most inadequate lubricant (WD40), when it comes to the subject
of SS
> galling, is by my calculations and experience, exactly 99.4% better than
none
> at all.
>
> I've never had SS hardware gall during the loosening process if it was
> *truly* successfully tightened without any galling. And even WD40
> accomplishes that.
>
> -Steve K8LX