dave:
Sounds like you are trying to clean and lube a PTO without taking it
apart. Seems impossible. Teflon is not thick enough to make the 3 ball
bearings work properly at the front end and how could you get the grease
off the drive screw without removing it? Are you sure this is a TenTec
rig?
Steve
-----Original Message-----
From: <dbp@tds.net>
To: <tentec@contesting.com>
Date: Thu, 14 Oct 2004 10:59:07 +0000
Subject: [TenTec] Re: Dissolving PTO grease
> Hi-
> I use "TRI-FLOW" lubricant with TEFLON. I have had good luck by
> tilting the rig almost vertically, removing the tuning knob, and
> spraying the lubricant thru the front bearing. You will have to sop up
> the drippings. Better yet is to open up the PTO cover and generously
> spray the PTO shaft itself while working the tuning shaft from one
> extreme to the other. In time all of the old grease will be removed and
> the PTO will be left with a nice TEFLON coating of lubricant.
> By it at most Bicycle shops for chain lube.
> 73 de dave in NH K1OPQ
>
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