I think it is axle grease from "down at the co-op."
73, Mike N4NT
----- Original Message -----
From: "David McClafferty" <ve1adh@yahoo.ca>
To: <wb2vuf@qsl.net>; <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2003 9:45 AM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] 509 PTO how hard to rebuild is it?
> I suspect that the Tentec grease has high viscosity
> like the viscose fluid we used to use in viscose
> damped tone arms on turntables.
>
> Dave, VE1ADH
>
> --- Bwana Bob <wb2vuf@qsl.net> wrote: > Ronnie:
> > Its not hard to rebuild. It takes about one evening.
> > You need to use the
> > right kind of grease. Keep WD-40 away from it. I
> > tried brake caliper
> > slide grease, but it didn't like that. Also tried a
> > light mil spec
> > synthetic grease with teflon. This reduced friction
> > too much and caused
> > the ball bearing drive to slip. Finally used the
> > green Ten Tec grease
> > that came with the rebuild kit. That worked fine. I
> > did the job last
> > week and now my Corsair is a joy to operate again.
> >
> > 73,
> >
> > Bob WB2VUF
> >
> > ke4vpn wrote:
> > >
> > > Hello
> > > I have just traded for a 509, and the PTO is very
> > tight. I do not know if
> > > the dial string is the problem yet cause I have
> > not had time to look at it.
> > > Is the rebuild and replacing the dial string that
> > hard of a job? Ten Tec
> > > gets a little more than I would like to pay for it
> > on such an older lower
> > > priced rig. The rig works, and the PTO moves and
> > changes frequencies, but it
> > > is just too hard to turn. I hope it is just the
> > dial string to tight, but it
> > > probably needs the PTO done anyway. Please someone
> > give me some advice on
> > > rebuilding it or sending it in to Ten Tec?
> > > Thanks
> > > Ronnie
> > >
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