John, One thing I should have mentioned and forgot was, I applied anti-seize and oil to the threads on the 1/2 inch all thread rod and used a wrench to turn the nuts instead of power tools, so I didn't generate any damaging heat from friction. Armand _______________________________________________ Amc-list mailing list Amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx http://splatter.wps.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/amc-list