Pinning on new flanges

gordon stelter lclgcnp@yahoo.com
Sun, 29 Aug 2004 14:10:49 -0700 (PDT)


Rick, 
    What about using the Protek-Teflon mixture in the
flange bushings ?
     Thump

--- Richard Brekne <Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no>
wrote:

> Dave Nereson wrote:
> 
> >.............  What happens to the center pin hole
> when it gets humid?
> >My little un-scientific experiment suggests "not
> much", as does Yamaha's
> >position.  Are they saying that when humid, the
> flange gets bigger, but it
> >expands in all directions, thus shrinking the hole
> a little, counteracting
> >the expansion?  And vice versa?
> >    Should we pin flanges tighter when it's humid
> and looser when it's dry,
> >or doesn't it matter?
> >    --David Nereson, RPT
> >  
> >
> Well.. if Yamaha has it right, then its about the
> same whether you repin 
> in this, that, or the other climatic condition.
> Myself... I've always 
> pinned at 5-7 swings no mater what the situation is.
>  If  the bushing 
> cloth is reasonably clean and free from diverse
> chemical additives.... 
> then this has always performed well. The addition of
> Teflon powder 
> pretty much insures a stable, firm bushing with
> optimal friction. 
> 
> Cheers
> RicB
> 
> 
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