Jack:
You must tear down the entire PTO, clean the old grease off and
resassemble it. It's a rather intricate job. You really should have the
instruction sheet that comes with the $25 PTO rebuild kit. Their grease
is ok but I used some thick silicon grease that seems smoother. Maybe
the factory will fax you a copy of the instructions. Just be sure to
allow plenty of room on the table to lay out the parts in some order.
Write down some notes about the wires you disconnect. Putting the dial
plate back on is really tricky. I used a heavy thread to hold the
hairpin open while I sneaked the beast back on the shaft.
Good Luck
You'll need it.
Steve N4LQ
WA8GHZ /5 Jack Dougherty wrote:
> Help....anyone know how to put the special $2. packet of grease on an
> otherwise fb 544 Triton Digital dial? Got my official red TenTec
> grease
> packet (looks like an ex-tryout as leading character in an old monster
>
> flick), but can't figure out how to get in there and dispense the
> gooo.
>
> 1. Do I take off the Dial knob as step 1?? If so, is that a US or
> Metric
> hex screw that I kinda see "way down there"? None of my collection of
>
> hex wrenches fit, so I gotta go buy a couple smaller sizes, and want
> to
> get the right kind.
>
> 2. Having the dial off, what's next?? just shmear the stuff on
> the shaft
> or what?? Gotta remove the back dial??
>
> Thanks for the advice of the experienced.
>
> "Have Dial-Honey, will travel"
>
> 73,
> WA8GHZ /5
> Jack /Houston
>
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