Cliff -
Unfortunately, if the gears have swollen, the only cure I've heard of is to
disassemble the geartrain and gradually sand or ream the holes back out. As
you can imagine, it's a finicky job and you can't "go back" if you go too
far.
If this is your first R-4C, and it's an earlier one (with no brass gears),
be aware that the PTO's never turned as freely as the A-Line or B-Line.
Drake did address the issue in their later C-Line with the brass gears -
which to me says that they heard enough comments or complaints about the
feel of the all-Nylon geartrain to make a change to it.
Whatever you do, never lubricate the Nylon surfaces with any petroleum-based
product.
73,
Steve Wedge, W1ES/4
"Just so the wealth of the country, its capital, its credit, must be saved
from the predatory poor as well as the predatory rich, but above all from
the predatory politician."
- James Jerome Hill
All my computers have my signature with various pearls of wisdom appended
thereto.
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From: <kc9...@aol.com>
Sent: Monday, April 30, 2012 2:18 PM
To: <fofi...@shaw.ca>; <drakelist@zerobeat.net>
Subject: Re: [Drakelist] R-4C
Take a look to see if anyone LUBRICATED the gears...if so, that's your
problem.
They must run dry.
They swell with oiling and bind (Nylon)
73,
Lee
-----Original Message-----
From: fofield <fofi...@shaw.ca>
To: drakelist <drakelist@zerobeat.net>
Sent: Mon, Apr 30, 2012 2:14 pm
Subject: [Drakelist] R-4C
My tuning dial is not easy to turn..Not freewheeling by any means.
Any suggestions what to try before I take the PTO cover and everything
else off if I dont have to? Thanks 73 Cliff
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