[TenTec] Solving PTO drift

Charles P. Steinmetz charles_steinmetz at lavabit.com
Tue Sep 6 01:46:44 PDT 2011


Wayne wrote:

>Charles, I use a green grease made by Phil Wood & Co.  It is a bike 
>grease  made
>for ball and roller bearings.

I'm familiar with it -- my bike shop stocks both it and Krytox (but 
not the GPL-203 -- GPL-206 and -226, which are thicker, about the 
same as the Phil Wood grease).  The Wood & Co. is great grease, but 
still organic (petroleum-based), so it will eventually harden.  It's 
also a bit thick for PTOs, IMO.  Krytox GPL-203 is inorganic 
(perfluoropolyether with PTFE) and shouldn't harden for 
millennia.  It also has significantly greater lubricity.

Best regards,

Charles












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