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Jay; There are many reasons that can contribute to "grabbing" or "sticky" tuning on the C-line dials.? Often there can be more than one reason.? Full teardown is always my choice but I understand that can be?a daunting task to face for the 1st time.?? Before doing that I would recommend?reading and studying two articles. Both are on WB4HFN's website. The first is by Neil, K1VY; The 2nd is by me, and can be found here; It starts on Page 15. If pulling the PTO seems a bit much, you could try cleaning out the front bearing with long Q-tips and rubbing alcohol.? You will need at least a half?dozen swabs to get it clean.? Once clean, re-lube with a light grease.? I prefer copper infused moly grease these days, but have used white lithium in the past.? Both work well for me.? Unfortunately?one often finds burrs on the 1/4" steel PTO shaft, or on the brass busing it slides into, as well as old stiff grease on the PTO gears. Full disassembly is required to address these issues. I cannot stress enough to take a picture at EVERY step of the removal process.? You won't regret it afterwards.? There are four different mechanical styles I have documented produced during the C-line run....and despite having disassembled at least 30 of those now, I can still get easily confused when trying to get them back together again. Pictures?REALLY help! Good luck! 73 Peter VE7PS On Wed, Dec 18, 2024 at 7:11?PM Evan via <k9sqg=[email protected]> wrote:
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