[TenTec] TT PTO stuff

[Stuart Rohre]

I believe the Ten Tec kit used a red grease.  It was a petroleum product 
as I recall.

However that is not important. What is, you want a grease that does not 
get hard over time and restores the lubricant properties without going 
hard again.

One of the best universal greases I have used for substitute PTO grease 
is Dow Corning 44 Ball Bearing, high temperature, grease.

Clean out all traces of Red
grease or whatever it was, and repack the PTO with Dow 44 on gear and 
moving surfaces that touch other moving surfaces.

OR, for a quick fix that should last the life of your interest in the 
radio, is to remove excess hard grease, and spray Triflow onto the old 
grease remaining to rejuvenate the lubrication and free up hard to move 
gear and worm parts.  Tri Flo has microscopic Teflon ball bearings which 
increases its lubricating properties. A little goes a long way.  I think 
I still have Tri Flo in a "trial size" that has done most of what I 
needed over the years.

Do NOT try to use WD40!!!  It is not an oil or lubricant, but a water 
displacement chemical (water displacement formula 40), that attracts 
dust and makes the problem worse if it is used.

-Stuart Rohre
K5KVH