Jerry
I called Ten Tec today and ordered the PTO kit and also a dial string kit,
so when it gets here I will give it a try. I plan to take digital pics of
the whole process and maybe I can post them somewhere to help someone else
out. Thanks for your help.
Ronnie
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dr. Gerald N. Johnson, electrical engineer" <geraldj@isunet.net>
To: <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Sunday, August 17, 2003 10:26 AM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] 509 PTO how hard to rebuild is it?
> The grease in the PTO is probably hardened.
>
> Tentec sells a rebuild kit for a bit of $20 that includes grease and
> instructions. You NEED those instructions more than the parts. If its
> stiff its probably not worn. Getting into it, cleaning out the old
> grease and applying new grease to the ball drive and the screw should
> make it work smoothly again. Figure on three hours. Its handy to have a
> serving tray like a cafeteria tray to catch the loose balls as you work
> on it. Far better than loosing them in the carpet.
>
> 73, Jerry, K0CQ
>
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