[TowerTalk] us tower hdx-689 sheave replacement

[Jim Thomson]

Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2013 14:00:41 -0700
From: "Rick Karlquist" <richard at karlquist.com>
To: "Rich Hallman - N7TR" <rich at n7tr.com>
Cc: Bob K6UJ <k6uj at pacbell.net>, towertalk reflector
<towertalk at contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] us tower hdx-689 sheave replacement

Rich Hallman - N7TR wrote:
> Just spoke with us towers and I have two 5 inch sheaves on the way. $135
> each.....
>
> The old pulley is fine...just the bearing is locked. Ray N6VR sent me a
> link on replacement bearings on eBay...so ill check that out and see what

Have you tried squirting it with WD-40 or a similar elixir to see
if you can free it up? Worked for me. After the WD-40, I applied
regular oil to it.

Rick N6RK

##  The other stuff that will work is called... PB Blaster.

Jim  VE7RF