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Subject:Re: [NVC] technical term . . .
From:Karl Wolz
Date:Thu, 8 Oct 2009 09:48:47 -0700

Electrolysis.  That's why you gotta grease the threads on bicycle pedals.

Karl Wolz

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
Rocket J Squirrel
Sent: Thursday, October 08, 2009 9:34 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: [NVC] technical term . . .

What's the term that is used to describe the process when, over time,
dissimilar metals in fasteners bond together? It's not fretting, I don't
think.
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Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
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