Rob,
In this case the throttle shaft is made from 303 stainless steel, not a
surface treatment.
Frank
> -----Original Message-----
> From: rking@jjsnack.com [SMTP:rking@jjsnack.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, October 21, 1998 5:41 PM
> To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> Subject: Re[2]: DML:Stage One TB offering Preview
>
> Yo, stainless IS a surface treatment. Disrupt it (sanding, grinding
> etc.) and you could very well promote rusting.
>
> Rob
>
>
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> Subject: Re: DML:Stage One TB offering Preview
> Author: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net > at Internet-Link
> Date: 10/21/98 2:22 PM
>
>
> On Wed, 21 Oct 1998, Jules Glogovcsan wrote:
> > ----------
> > > From: Bridges, Bruce <bbridges@alarismed.com>
> > > To: 'dakota-truck@buffnet.net'
> > > Subject: RE: DML:Stage One TB offering Preview
> > > Date: Tuesday, October 20, 1998 6:21 PM
> > >
> > > DML
> > > TB update cough cough...
> >
> [...]
> > This includes:
> > > new stainless shaft,
> >
> > WHY....WHY.....WHY......WYYYyyyyyyyy.......?!?
> >
>
>
> Why not? I've seen this shaft, and its very nice. Its
> 1/3 to 1/2 less restrictive than the stock shaft. As far as
> why to use stainless, I'll refer you to your own posting of
> 7/21/98 on this subject.
> (http://csclub0.cs.fredonia.edu/Archives/dakota/9807/1366.html)
>
>
> |-------------------------------------------------------------------------
> --
> |> I didn't grind the bolt/screw holes at all to remove the shaft; it
> |> pulled out without a lot of hassle. (One thing that helped was to
> |> take a pair of long nosed pliers and squeeze the shaft together; slips
> |> through really easy then.) As far as the looks go, I sanded the paint
> |> off the shaft, and polished it up too.
> |
> |check it in 2 weeks and tell us how much rust has accumulated... we use
> |special coatings...
> |
> |j/mpi
> |-------------------------------------------------------------------------
> --
>
>
> Hence... Stainless. No special coatings required. Nice and simple.
>
>
> -Jon-
>
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