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From: "Jim Shorney"
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Sent: Wednesday, July 20, 2011 5:44 PM
Subject: Re: [Drakelist] PTO Question and Drake 4C Questions
On Wed, 20 Jul 2011 13:15:20 -0500, lee wrote:
If you put a lubricant on the nylon gears, they will swell
and bind
The TR-7 nylon gears are not affected by oil because the gear bushings are
brass on brass. The older PTO's used a nylon gear over a brass bushing and
oil is a problem. I have had to disassemble many older 4 line PTO's with
binding gears and open up the hole in the nylon gear with a wood dowel an
On Wed, 20 Jul 2011 13:15:20 -0500, lee wrote:
>If you put a lubricant on the nylon gears, they will swell and bind !!! Do not
>lubricate the nylon gears, metal ones are OK to lubricate.
Some nylon gears apparently were lubricated. When I acquired my minty, virgin,
single-owner R-7A, I opened
ubricate nylon gears.
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From: Richard Knoppow <1oldle...@ix.netcom.com>
To: Paul Christensen ; drakelist@zerobeat.net
Sent: Wed, Jul 20, 2011 4:27 pm
Subject: Re: [Drakelist] PTO Question and Drake 4C Questions
- Original Message - From: "Paul Chris
- Original Message -
From: "Paul Christensen"
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Sent: Wednesday, July 20, 2011 7:52 AM
Subject: Re: [Drakelist] PTO Question and Drake 4C Questions
Thanks for the PTO advice. I do recall hearing that the C
line had a nylon gear version and a metal gear version. I
Christensen
Sent: Wednesday, July 20, 2011 9:52 AM
To: drakelist@zerobeat.net
Subject: Re: [Drakelist] PTO Question and Drake 4C Questions
> Thanks for the PTO advice. I do recall hearing that the C line had a nylon
> gear version and a metal gear version. I think the metal gears were on
> Thanks for the PTO advice. I do recall hearing that the C line had a nylon
> gear version and a metal gear version. I think the metal gears were on later
> builds?? I suppose there is no real way to tell without opening the cabinet
> and looking inside.
Operationally, I don't notice a dif
Thanks Steve and the others who replied off the list. Thanks for all the
advice.
I do have some Drake experience over the years. I currently own a 1A and just
recently sold my 2NT/2C station. I have a nice Drake 1A set of pictures up on
my website at home.comcast.net/~wa9wfa.
, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific
>than "Re: Contents of Drakelist digest..."
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>Today's Topics:
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> 1. PTO Question and Drake 4C Questions (whitebear1...@comcast.net)
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I am watching the PTO chatter on here and that got me to thinking about Drake
PTO's with respect to smooth tuning and lubrication.
I have owned several Collins radios and know how grease can get dried out and
cause the PTO to drag. I've cleaned out and lubed two PTO's so far. I am not
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