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Re: [TowerTalk] Yaesu mast clamps

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Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Yaesu mast clamps
From: Grant Saviers <grants2@pacbell.net>
Date: Fri, 19 May 2017 08:06:53 -0700
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I've had a 4L Steppir plus a couple of VHF antennas on a 2800 for 4 years w/o problems and no thru/shear bolt. One thing I learned a long time ago was to torque structural bolts with an alternating and repeat pattern with a torque wrench to spec (probably about 15 ft-lbs for the 8mm 2800 bolts, there is no spec in my manual). Then wait a couple of days and then tighten to torque spec again. Clamping loosens as the materials relax or yield a bit as the stress redistributes. A $20 HF 3/8" click torque wrench is cheap insurance if you don't have one.

Grant KZ1W

On 5/18/2017 15:07 PM, David Robbins wrote:
What about them?  they work just fine for me.  in the beginning on the
g-1000/2700/2800 series they had problems with clamps breaking, they were
replaced free of charge.

David Robbins K1TTT
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-----Original Message-----
From: TowerTalk [mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Roger
D Johnson
Sent: Thursday, May 18, 2017 20:33
To: towertalk@contesting.com
Subject: [TowerTalk] Yaesu mast clamps


Does anyone have a good solution to the cast aluminum mast clamps used on
the G-1000 rotor.

73, Roger

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