[TowerTalk] Galling and seizing of SS nuts to SS threaded

[john at kk9a.com]

I have used blue Loctite 242 with smaller stainless steel screws on
antennas and I have had no galling issues.  I have not tried it on larger
boom u-bolts.  One concern, especially if you are on the tower, would be
installing all of the u-bolts and evenly tightening them before the
Loctite sets in the hot sun.

John KK9A


From:	"Jim Thomson" <jim.thom at telus.net>
Date:	Wed, 5 Jul 2017 09:30:25 -0700
List-post:	<mailto:towertalk at contesting.com>
Date: Mon, 3 Jul 2017 22:22:39 +0100
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Galling and seizing of SS nuts to SS threaded
studs and bolts.

>I use Blue Loctite 2400 which comes in a simple no-mess squeeze bottle.

>Apply 2-3 drops on the bolt thread at the location where the nut will >be
>tightened, and while still liquid the Loctite will act as a lubricant >to
>prevent galling.

>10-20 minutes later it has set solid, positively locking the nut and >also
>sealing the thread gap against corrosion.

>The Blue Loctite grades like 2400 are specifically designed to be >loosed
using
>hand tools, and can be applied again to the same hardware.

>One product does the whole job - no mess, no trouble.

>73 from Ian GM3SEK

##  I have never tried Blue loctite on SS hard ware.   Are you also using 
 SS
nylocks with the SS bolts + SS screws...or just  SS regular nuts ???
Can u even use loctite with SS nylock nuts  ?
What else that might work is purple loctite.  I have never used it, but
apparently its slightly weaker than the blue stuff..and may well be ideal
for a
lot of various applications.
What I would not recommend is red loctite.  Red loctite  is as good as
welded....esp with SS machine screws...  you cant get em out.

Jim   VE7RF