More photos of this old C Band dish and the parts I need to update.

[saboken]

The dish is loose because of worn bearings and a very loose actuator, can I get the bearings for it? And if the position control box works what actuator can I use with it? If not what actuator and box should I get? The LNA is still up in the air literally (
I need to get a ladder to reach it so I can pull the cover off to inspect it. Any thoughts on the photos and video if it posts? A link to the video of the play in it it's to large to attach.
View: https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=1ef8I9viRxFLFDRr8eG-c71Rm_7HahtNo

 

[primestar31]

The dish is loose because of worn bearings and a very loose actuator, can I get the bearings for it? And if the position control box works what actuator can I use with it? If not what actuator and box should I get? The LNA is still up in the air literally (
I need to get a ladder to reach it so I can pull the cover off to inspect it. Any thoughts on the photos and video if it posts? A link to the video of the play in it it's to large to attach.
View: https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=1ef8I9viRxFLFDRr8eG-c71Rm_7HahtNo

You'll have to fab parts yourself. There's no way you'd be able to get OEM parts for this old of a dish.

P.S. PLEASE keep all your questions about this in a single thread. That way people who answer know what came before, as it's easy to track everything. Thanks!

 

[Cham]

The bearings look very common, should be easy to find replacments, likely will need the bearing and retainers. Lots of rust though, definately a make-work project but a fairly heavy-duty mount if you can clean it up.
The positioner (linear actuator) looks like it might be too far gone to be servicable. Looks like a bar was attached to lock the dish into one position.
Tricky part is removing the reflector from the mount, it will be heavy maybe 300 lbs or more. The mount should be disassembled, sandblasted, and re-painted/powder coated. Replace all fasteners (nuts and bolts). A cutting torch might be helpful for disassembly, that rust looks bad!
Take your time and document all the parts and how they fit together!

 

[saboken]

You'll have to fab parts yourself. There's no way you'd be able to get OEM parts for this old of a dish.

P.S. PLEASE keep all your questions about this in a single thread. That way people who answer know what came before, as it's easy to track everything. Thanks!

Couldn't Post a video and photos in the same thread I tried.

 

[primestar31]

Couldn't Post a video and photos in the same thread I tried.

That's odd, perhaps it had a size issue. Maybe photos in one post, and the video in the same thread, but the next post.

 

[mr_rye89]

I have that exact same actuator. Mine cleaned up ok and seems to work. I did have to replace the ball joint at the end where it attaches to the polar mount.

 

[mr3p]

Agree with prior comments. Looks like a fun but lengthy project which will definitely require crane or some sort of tractor to lift off reflector. Most of mount parts can be soaked to remove rust and then sanded, primed and painted. Evaporust is your friend and you will need gallons. Powder coating would be nice but you can use a spray gun with a metal rust resistant paint. Hard to tell from pictures but if any of the rust is more than superficial, ie affects mount structural integrity, it will require the part cut out with a new piece welded in. In a worst case scenario a new mount may be necessary to fabricate although I'd think you should be able figure that out before disassembly. New galvanized nuts and bolts shouldn't be too hard to source. Actuator will likely need to be replaced. Cables still may be ok although I'd likely replace the connectors. If you are looking for a project to keep you busy for a while, you found it.

 

[mr3p]

A couple of other thoughts. If you do decide to dive in, take a lot of pictures as it will make re-assembly much easier knowing where everything went. Also try and document which bolts go where. Its also highly likely the bolts required are structural grade so don't count on shopping at Home Depot. You can throw bolts in a bucket of evaporust which should allow you read the bolt head and make ordering replacements much easier.

 

[arlo]

If I can do it, you can do it. Your bearings are off the shelf. You never stated if the pivot bolt goes all the way from top to bottom. Come spring the polar mount gets water/sand blasted, primed, and painted.
#1 priority is checking for dish warp.