I believe the Ten Tec kit used a red grease. It was a petroleum product
as I recall.
However that is not important. What is, you want a grease that does not
get hard over time and restores the lubricant properties without going
hard again.
One of the best universal greases I have used for substitute PTO grease
is Dow Corning 44 Ball Bearing, high temperature, grease.
Clean out all traces of Red
grease or whatever it was, and repack the PTO with Dow 44 on gear and
moving surfaces that touch other moving surfaces.
OR, for a quick fix that should last the life of your interest in the
radio, is to remove excess hard grease, and spray Triflow onto the old
grease remaining to rejuvenate the lubrication and free up hard to move
gear and worm parts. Tri Flo has microscopic Teflon ball bearings which
increases its lubricating properties. A little goes a long way. I think
I still have Tri Flo in a "trial size" that has done most of what I
needed over the years.
Do NOT try to use WD40!!! It is not an oil or lubricant, but a water
displacement chemical (water displacement formula 40), that attracts
dust and makes the problem worse if it is used.
-Stuart Rohre
K5KVH
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