[TowerTalk] Tailtwister Rotor Rehab Question

Roger (K8RI) K8RI-on-TowerTalk at tm.net
Sat Apr 10 13:38:09 PDT 2010



WA3GIN wrote:
> Hi folks,
>
> Rebuilding the old Tailtwister.  Ballbearing look good but the grease is hard and useless, not protecting the bearing much. I used 3&1 oil to clean the bearings and races but wonder if I should just leave the 3&1 or slather the bearing with white lithium grease.
>   
That's what I'd use. Others say different, but I'll bet you find the 
blue grease Norn's uses is similar.
Also, there's something wrong if a rotator is picking up particles out 
of the air.

73

Roger
> Recommendations welcome. Please respond direct.
>
> 73,
> dave
> wa3gin
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