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Re: [TowerTalk] Prop Pitch Grease preference or recommendation

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Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Prop Pitch Grease preference or recommendation
From: Mac <libbysales@austin.rr.com>
Date: Wed, 8 Jan 2020 16:38:18 -0600
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Small humor here,  when you google "lube for life"  a whole lot of 'personal' use's for lube pop up most all were intimate and very sexual related, Prop Pitch use's were not listed..  gonna have to refine my google search quite a bit it seems..  mac/mc

On 1/8/2020 4:17 PM, Paul Christensen wrote:
 From the K7NV website:  "...after this is cured the gears and open bearings are packed with a 
waterproof “lube for life” rated grease."

N4CC and I own several prop-pitch rotators, all rebuilt by K7NV.  If I were to repack 
these on my own, I would use 100% synthetic grease.  I have rebuilt gearboxes in other 
devices and have used either Mobil1 or Valvoline SynPower.  In this application, it 
should work as a "lube for life" grease.  100% synthetic grease doesn't break 
down over time like most petroleum and lithium-based greases of yester-year.

Paul, W9AC

-----Original Message-----
From: TowerTalk <towertalk-bounces@contesting.com> On Behalf Of Mac
Sent: Wednesday, January 8, 2020 5:05 PM
To: towertalk@contesting.com
Subject: [TowerTalk] Prop Pitch Grease preference or recommendation

After years of quality service and dependability I have my PP on the ground and 
want to repack the case with the most reasonable source of grease to use to 
repack the so called gearbox as I have long ago forgotten what I used 15 plus 
years ago for this effort. Additionally any source beyond cutting out and 
making my own replacement gaskets is welcomed, as an experience K7NV is not 
receptive to providing these unless he has also reworked or rebuilt the PP in 
question

Comments and suggestions welcomed.

thank you:  mac/mc  w5mc

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