[TenTec] 509 PTO how hard to rebuild is it?

[Bwana Bob]

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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