Im removing all the bearings and inspecting and cleaning, as I replace the
cables. Thanks...Rich
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From: TowerTalk [mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Bob K6UJ
Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2013 6:43 PM
To: towertalk reflector
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] us tower hdx-689 sheave replacement
How do you guys tell if the bearing is frozen ? Can you tell by inspection ?
Maybe while the tower is being raised or lowered by looking at the side of the
bearing ? (if you can see it) I want to check all of mine and trying to figure
out how to go about it.
Bob
K6UJ
On Mar 13, 2013, at 6:03 PM, Jim Thomson wrote:
> Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2013 14:00:41 -0700
> From: "Rick Karlquist" <richard@karlquist.com>
> To: "Rich Hallman - N7TR" <rich@n7tr.com>
> Cc: Bob K6UJ <k6uj@pacbell.net>, towertalk reflector
> <towertalk@contesting.com>
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] us tower hdx-689 sheave replacement
>
> Rich Hallman - N7TR wrote:
>> Just spoke with us towers and I have two 5 inch sheaves on the way.
>> $135 each.....
>>
>> The old pulley is fine...just the bearing is locked. Ray N6VR sent me
>> a link on replacement bearings on eBay...so ill check that out and
>> see what
>
> Have you tried squirting it with WD-40 or a similar elixir to see if
> you can free it up? Worked for me. After the WD-40, I applied regular
> oil to it.
>
> Rick N6RK
>
> ## The other stuff that will work is called... PB Blaster.
>
> Jim VE7RF
>
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