Rivnuts?

[onedayTM]

This may sound daff! is it steel ones for steel and ali for ali?
cheers

[alga]

Agreed. I've used ally ones and already I had 2-3 bolts stuck with the rivnut turning in its place.

[onedayTM]

ok cheers for that

[MikeB]

There a compound you can put in to stop the reaction between metals, we use to use it putting steel helicoils in to ali tank hulls. Can't remember what its called though!

[flyerncle]

Squirt of WD40 into box section would not hurt either .

[onedayTM]

do people use ali because they are easier to form then?
tony

[Ste W]

Originally Posted by MikeB

There a compound you can put in to stop the reaction between metals, we use to use it putting steel helicoils in to ali tank hulls. Can't remember what its called though!

Mastinox it's called. We use it in work on Eurofighters

http://www.silmid.com/products/masti...-27-mil-p.aspx