Ron Soave wrote:
>
> > Shawn
> > novice
>
> You're not a novice - I was on an Air Force base recently where I told a
> maintenance team on a VERY expensive aircraft to lubricate some threads
> to prevent galling, and not one knew what it was. It's sort of a
> tearing of metal by another metal due to hardness/strength mismatch,
> excessive pressure/tightening or a lack of lubrication. Really good
> fasteners come with lubricants or coatings on them to prevent it from
> happening. It's sort of a reverse of thread stripping.
>
> Anti-Seize (same as neverseize) is made by Permatex (the good folks who
> brought you Loctite). It's Permatex number 133A, and I buy mine at Pep
> Boys. A tube lasts a while.
>
> Ron
Hello,
Been watching this thread. Good stuff never sieze compounds. Many
varieties available for various temps, etc. BUT, a cuation, be aware
that this and other compounds may change your torque values when
needed! Just a thought that an mech. eng. can expound on. Cheers
Peter
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