I have rebuilt several PTO’s and never used any new parts. Solvent such as
alcohol (be careful for the cardboard tube) for the old Co-op grease that they
used, then tri flo. Go slow and careful, take pictures. I rebuild them in a pie
pan so I don’t loose the 3 ball bearings. You will do great with a little
patience and attention to detail. Dale KB0SYH
> On Sep 21, 2021, at 9:25 PM, Shawn Upton via TenTec <tentec@contesting.com>
> wrote:
>
> Good luck. Not sure parts are available at all, so you may be "stuck", no
> pun intended, with reusing what you got, after a thorough cleaning. I know I
> cleaned up my D a few years ago, and i probably need to do it again--not sure
> if it's wear or I just didn't get it clean enough.
> Failing that, might want to look into an external VFO. Might be a bit less
> scary to pull an external one apart, or perhaps just go hog wild on a digital
> VFO.
> I believe K1OPQ has had some good luck with tri-flow (a lube meant for
> bicycle chains), a bit dripped in. Perhaps standing the radio on its rear,
> couple drops into the PTO (after removing the knob), will help.
> Shawn kb1ckt
>
> On Tuesday, September 21, 2021, 01:12:52 PM EDT, Josh Gibbs
> <gibbsjj@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> New parts are rarely required - you simply need to disassemble / clean /
> lubricate the PTO.
>
> https://tentecwiki.eqth.net/doku.php?id=pto
>
> Good luck!
>
> -Josh WU7H
>
>
>
>> Thought I would put this out there. I acquired an OMNI D with a PTO
>> that is pretty much frozen. Anyone got a leftover kit, or a bag of parts?
>> I actually rebuilt one years ago and kept the old parts for a long time -
>> but they are gone now.
>>
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