Ok fellow hams. When fixing antenna parts and bolts into rotators what do you suggest: A. Thread lock or B. Anti seize paste - ThreadSky

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g0fea.bsky.social • 68 days ago

Ok fellow hams. When fixing antenna parts and bolts into rotators what do you suggest:
A. Thread lock or
B. Anti seize paste

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captain-mushroom.bsky.social•68 days ago

Ballistic parachute emergency recovery system in case the thread lock does just that and an angle grinder needs to be applied. My vote is anti seize and a torque wrench when assembling

wigglepig.bsky.social•68 days ago

It depends on which bits. Bolts into ally casings, definitely ally grease but bolts into steel casings or nuts then service removable thread lock like Loctite 263.

wigglepig.bsky.social•68 days ago

The fasteners you use anti-seize compound on should be secured with spring or crinkle washers.

ge4lmn.bsky.social•68 days ago

Not the high strength threadlock, unless you never want to take it apart, medium strength is my suggestion.

n1tx.bsky.social•68 days ago

Use blue, not red, or you may regret it.

spiralblu.bsky.social•67 days ago

Not red.

minus2c.bsky.social•68 days ago

I always use anti-seize paste because I often have to remove the same nuts and bolts for antenna adjustment and maintenance, and have my horror stories of having to hacksaw through U bolts whose nuts had been so badly seized they might as well have been welded on.

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