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Help!....worn gears

Posted: Sat Feb 13, 2010 4:17 pm
by clive
Hi folks-long time since I logged on since last summer - hope you all had a good winter, now thoughts are turning to spring, can anyone tell me how I can replace worn gears on a 40+. When I opened the gearbox, it was full of thick yellow grease (horror!) and obviously had not lubricated the gears the way nature intended. the top gear-not sure of the name- is almost worn smooth, whilst the bigger gear seems OK. Is it possible to change just this top gear?
Many thanks for your help

Re: Help!....worn gears

Posted: Mon Feb 15, 2010 11:35 pm
by chris
might be best to change them both, john has the parts, it is any easier job than looks

Re: Help!....worn gears

Posted: Tue Feb 16, 2010 3:14 am
by 40TPI
Yes you can change just the top pinion wheel but....

I think you will find it is much, much, much, less expensive and possibly a lot less work to buy a parts motor with a good gearbox.

And being in Devon you should have more Seagulls locally than you can shake a stick at....

Peter

Re: Help!....worn gears

Posted: Tue Feb 16, 2010 5:00 am
by chris
agree 100% they are easy to rebuild but parts are expensive, you could buy a complete motor for the same cost

Re: Help!....worn gears

Posted: Tue Feb 16, 2010 8:32 am
by clive
thanks for this, I'm off to haunt ebay now, hope my boss doesn't mind....!