This isn't an answer to the how to remove the PTO assembly as Garey has addressed that issue.
This could be thought of as a sidebar to the discoloration of the dial. I have several Drake radios. My original R-4 (s/n 0065) is very modified (don't ask) and I believe I purchased it in 1965. I have a T-4X also modified (don't ask) purchased sometime in the late 60's or early 70's. I also have a couple of R-4C receivers and a couple of T-4XC transmitters. Then there's one T-4XB. Over the years, some of these pieces of equipment have been "shelved." They have been on a shelf about 6 feet above the basement floor. The shelf system is about 10-feet from the closest window. The window has curtains and outside of the window there are evergreens. The exposure to sunlight is fairly limited. Also, anytime a rig is relegated to the shelves, it is placed inside a plastic bag to reduce dust intrusion. Of all the radios I have put the shelf, the T-4XB is the only one to exhibit a discoloration of the exposed section of the PTO dial. So, the question comes to mind, is there a difference in the material making up the dial on the "B-line" versus all of the other Drake lines? Has this discoloration been noted on other 4-lines by others? How about the 7-line? I have two TR-7s and they have no discoloration. Bob K9JU
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