On Wed, Dec 2, 2015 at 7:40 AM, Rod Smallwood <[email protected]> wrote: > I have a TU-58 and yes it had gooey drive wheels. > Now it no longer has that problem but I have black and gooey fingers.!!!
Yep. > I know this issue has been addressed before. Yep. > So I think somebody must know where I can get the right tubing to replace > the degraded stuff. > The drive hub is 0.42" and the rubber bit was 0.62" o/d I've used 5/8" (0.625") OD Tygon tubing, often used for aquarium lines and drainage lines. I just get a snip off the roll, place it over the end of the cleaned hub, and slice it to the right height to provide a "wheel" as wide as the original. > A UK source would be nice, Can't help you with that. I get my Tygon at the hardware store. No idea what sizes you would have there. -ethan
