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Old 12th February 2018, 04:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Ameiseuk View Post
Ouch.....having a similar issue with stainless steel m6 hex screws that have welded themselves to an aluminium seating track.
I'm assuming the stainless is wound into a tapped hole in the ali? If it is then you have galvanic corrosion due to the dissimilar metals, the aluminium has acted as a cathode. They would need to be totally insulated from each other.
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