[TowerTalk] US Tower gearbox

[Bob K6UJ]

Jeff,

You have it right.  The allen head plug near the bottom is the drain plug.
The one higher up near the top is the fill plug.
You fill just to where it begins to come out the fill hole, just like adding
gear lube to a rear differential on a car. The Hub City worm gear box
on my HDX589 takes one quart.

Bob
K6UJ

On 9/8/16 7:36 AM, Jeff Draughn wrote:
> I assume you drain the oil out the bottom all I see is an Allen head screw
> is that the drain?
> Same on the top.. I assume again that is the fill.
> Do you just fill to the top or is there a way to check the level? Tower is
> UST HDX-555.
> Thanks for any info
> Jeff
> N0OST
>
> On Monday, September 5, 2016, John Holmes <w9ily at comcast.net> wrote:
>
>> I was reading with interest the explanations of the lube needed for US
>> Towers. My TX455 has been up for five years now and, while I have lubed the
>> grease fittings regularly, I've never changed the oil. I want to do this
>> now
>> using SHC630 as K6UJ noted. However, before I order this, how much would
>> you
>> recommend I order? Would 2 quarts be enough to both flush the gear assemble
>> and refill it? I'd hate to have too little on hand after draining.
>> Thanks for your help.
>> 73,
>>
>> John W9ILY
>>
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