It’s working great now. ?I learned that the locking ring must be held in place while turning the input drive shaft to allow the excess grease to escape around the output shaft; the grease pressure then levels inside with consistent smooth operation. ?I packed all cavities full with grease as it was reassembled. ?Yes, it was visually inspected thoroughly; no pitting. ?The only difference is that the dampening is not the same in not using the original very very sticky grease. ?Less torque is required to turn reduction drive. ?The original grease was so sticky it makes me think of liquified bow rosin. ?I’ll keep listening and looking for this very very sticky grease. ?Hmm, I just had a thought about brass musical instruments that use a slide grease that is sticky on their tuning slides; that may be it.
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73,
Michael Smith, N4KZO
