[GreenKeys] TKS103 Grease?

Gerry Block gblock at sbcglobal.net
Wed Feb 28 14:44:51 EST 2024


john your little brother is 100% correct.  there is a related instrument oil Royco 363. 

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> On Feb 28, 2024, at 9:45 AM, John, W9DDD <w9ddd at tapr.org> wrote:
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> Not sure if I reported final search results.
> 
> My little brother, the certified aircraft mechanic of the family, came up with Royco 27 Tan instrument and gear bearing grease as an equivalent to the Beacon 326.  You can get a 14 ounce tube at about $30.  Sold on skygeek.com There you'll find the current MIL specifications etc.
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>> On 1/27/2024 9:24 PM, John, W9DDD wrote:
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>> Hi Jim et al,
>> 
>> Nick and others have pointed to various references to Beacon 326.  I'm a little disappointed that I didn't find them myself, since I've been a bit of a bookworm on Teletype docs.
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>> Unfortunately google hasn't found anything less than a bucket. I just want a tube or 1lb tub.
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>> I suspect if I study it further I will find that something is close enough.  After all most of us don't run these machine 24/7.
>> 
>> Need to contact my brother who is a certified aircraft mechanic, although I'm not sure how much he knows about delicate instruments (referenced as an application for Beacon 325) with everything going electronic.
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>> 
>>> On 1/27/2024 5:39 PM, Jim Cooper wrote:
>>>> On 27 Jan 2024 at 13:06, John, W9DDD wrote:
>>> > Does anyone know what TKS103 grease
>>> > is? I would have expected them to
>>> > specify some KS number.
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> John, W9DDD
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