Re: Fw: Question about flange bolts

From: <rajendra>
Date: Tue Jun 22 2004 - 02:29:00 EDT

Dear Ted,
My Dad used Graphite powder mixed with grease on bolts in underground piping. This made it easy to remove them even after a long period. Haven't come across anyone else do that though.
Regards,
Rajendra Bajikar.
India.

Paul Bowers <pbowers@pipingdesign.com> wrote:

• Original Message ----- From: "Ted Labelle" <tlabelle@> To: <info@piping design.com> Sent: Monday, June 21, 2004 12:00 PM Subject: Question about flange bolts

> At our company we design facilities that utilize ductile iron piping
with
> flange joints. Typically the flange joints are painted with epoxy
paints
> that get into the threads of the bolts on the flanges. The epoxy is
so
> thick that it clogs the threads and makes bolts removal very
difficult.
>
> Are you aware of a product that would protect the threads from
corrosion and
> would not interfere with bolt removal?
>
> Thanks for any assistance that you can provide.
>
> Edward LaBelle
> Crawford, Murphy and Tilly, Inc.
> 2750 West Washington St.
> Springfield IL 62704
> 217-787-8050

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[Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Received on Tue Jun 22 02:29:00 2004