[TenTec] PTO lube shelf life...

[Roger C. Rose]

Jon,

I'll check that out, thanks. I'm looking forward to this rebuild like a 
trip to the proctologist so doing it right would please me greatly.

73,
Roger, W5LXS

k6jek wrote:
> Roger,
>
> I'd go with PTFE (teflon) based grease. I haven't re-built a Ten-Tec PTO but I have re-built boat anchor PTOs. Lithium grease dried up after a few years and became an anti-lubricant. I was puzzled by this. Then I re-built a pinball machine and hung out on those forums. Over there, lithium grease is famous for drying up and is avoided for that reason. I bought some ptfe grease online but have since seen it here and there. That's all I use now,  teflon based grease and oils. The stuff I use is called Super Lube So far, it's been super. I bought mine on eBay but I think I saw some at the Home Despot the other day.
>
> Good luck,
>
> Jon
>
> On Aug 3, 2013, at 4:38 PM, Roger C. Rose wrote:
>
>   
>> Jim,
>>
>> I don't think the grease Ten-Tec provides is anything special. I'm looking to doing the same thing soon and there is quite a discussion on greases on the TenTecWiki PTO rebuild section:  http://www.tentecwiki.org/doku.php?id=pto  I've about decided to go with white lithium grease as our local bike shop doesn't carry the others mentioned. See what you think.
>>
>> 73,
>> Roger, W5LXS
>>
>> Jim Goudie wrote:
>>     
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> Probably 10 years ago I purchased the PTO rebuild kit for my 544... but since the PTO continued to function, I never did the rebuild.  It has been sitting on the shelf for a number of years now.
>>>
>>> The green lube is still in the plastic bag and still squishy (forgive the technical term).  Should I get new lubricant or go with the "old" stuff?  Am I likely to find good 'grease' locally, or should I just contact Ten Tec?
>>>
>>> Tnx & 73
>>> Jim, AF3Z
>>>
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