[TowerTalk] Re: Ham IV stuck

[LEE R. WICAL]

Yes, never, NEVER take a rotor/motor apart on the tower, unless you want
ball bearing to "rain" down on your parade, and all other below you!
Lee

At 10:27 AM 4/12/00 EDT, K6TFZ@aol.com wrote:
>
>I had a similar problem. Could even hear the brake disengage. Nothing would 
>allow it to rotate. Had to take the rotator down. The ball bearings had some 
>crud on them. Cleaned the bearings and races. Lubed everything. Worked 
>perfectly thereafter.  Big pain to take the whole thing down and back up. 
>There was no easy way.
>--K6TFZ
>
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