[TenTec] First Time PTO Rebuild

[Mike Hyder -N4NT-]

Seems I saw such a thread.  I tried about everything I could come up with to 
fix a gummed up PTO in a Triton 544, going so far as to heat it overnight on 
a steam radiator.  Finally bit the bullet and opened it up.  From inspecting 
the PTO, I do not see how it would be possible to clean and re-grease it 
without taking it all apart.

I can assure you that it is NOT a daunting procedure.  The hardest part is 
getting started.

73, Mike N4NT

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Scott / W4PJ" <w4pj at bellsouth.net>
To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec at contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, March 24, 2005 10:35 AM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] First Time PTO Rebuild


It's been several years, but there was a thread on one of the TT lists about
de-gunking the old coagulated grease and flushing it out without
disassembling the PTO.  Then squirting new grease in.  Reassembling the PTO
was a bear for me.  I'll try the "easy" way next time first, by heating with
a heat gun or hair dryer and squirting denatured alchol in there with a
Pre-Val sprayer to flush out the gunk.  Then use a lithium grease from a
spray can with a long straw to re-lube it.  If that doesn't work, then I'll
start taking it apart.

Anybody remember that thread and what was determined to be the usual result
of such a short-cut?

Scott / W4PJ

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Hyder -N4NT-" <mike.hyder.n4nt at charter.net>
To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec at contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, March 24, 2005 1:50 AM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] First Time PTO Rebuild


> Rebuilding the PTO's will be the same for both rigs BUT the Corsair PTO is
> much easier to remove from the rig.  The Omni-C PTO is tricky to remove...
> Ten-Tec will send you instructions on how to remove it from the rig.
>
> 73, Mike N4NT