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Gear Fix 44806-MG9-003
June 2014 -
I just ran into the same issue and the two forks that mate to the hub had been worn away. After cleaning out the packed grease I was happy to find that the worm side of the gear was ok. I looked and found a part number for just the gear! But.... it is now 'obsolete' and you are forced to buy the whole assembly.
LOOKING at the gear it appeared to be a plastic and was quick to melt with a solder iron. Using plastic ABS rod (harbor freight) I worked small bits into these to forks and built the edges back up. MAKING SURE to melt both plastics together (photo 1) Then using a dremel with a sanding drum I reshaped (slowly) the curve to the gear, and finally sanded the top of the forks level on the bench on a piece of sandpaper. (Photo 2- final)
Works fine at this time, the new faces to the forks seem solid and I have confidence this will last for awhile. (I will post later with my long term result) John
June 2014 -
I just ran into the same issue and the two forks that mate to the hub had been worn away. After cleaning out the packed grease I was happy to find that the worm side of the gear was ok. I looked and found a part number for just the gear! But.... it is now 'obsolete' and you are forced to buy the whole assembly.
LOOKING at the gear it appeared to be a plastic and was quick to melt with a solder iron. Using plastic ABS rod (harbor freight) I worked small bits into these to forks and built the edges back up. MAKING SURE to melt both plastics together (photo 1) Then using a dremel with a sanding drum I reshaped (slowly) the curve to the gear, and finally sanded the top of the forks level on the bench on a piece of sandpaper. (Photo 2- final)
Works fine at this time, the new faces to the forks seem solid and I have confidence this will last for awhile. (I will post later with my long term result) John
