[TowerTalk] us tower hdx-689 sheave replacement

[Rich Hallman - N7TR]

My issue with the bearing is that the one side of the bearing had the retainer ring broke and fell off.  Im sure I could get another ring from a replacement bearing which Ill do.  But for now I ordered two other full sheaves from US Tower.

Rich

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From: TowerTalk [mailto:towertalk-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Jim Thomson
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Subject: [TowerTalk] us tower hdx-689 sheave replacement

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

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