[TenTec] PTO sticking issues

[dbp at tds.net]

Another view on the sticky tuning of the PTO: That is if the knob isn't loose up and down, then the PTO only needs to be cleaned of the old sticky grease.

Towards that end: 
I have had great success bathung the PTO mechanism in "Tri-Flo" bicycle chain 
lubricant. It is a Teflon oil that sticks very easily to the slow moving parts 
of the PTO. The last time I used it was just two years ago and the PTO is 
still flawless. Nothing in the PTO to hurt that I can find. I have squirted it 
in the PTO until it has washed out all the old grease, and let it drain onto 
newspaper over nite before reassembling. By then it is well lubed. Lots easier 
than a rebiuld, unless you are a purist. 
 Has anyone who has tried this method found any fault i.e. components value 
changing, I haven't. 
73 de Dave in NH