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[Don Bowen <don.bowen AT earthlink.net>]

At 12/7/2004, you wrote:
> When I touch the button on the transmitter, the motor whirs into action, 
> then stops shortly thereafter. The clutch is not engaging, I think. I 
> can't figure out the coincidence between the lube job and the malfunction.

I expect it is just coincidence and nothing more.  When you hear the noise, 
does the drive screw turn at all?  There could be a shear pin between the 
motor and shaft.  I suspect that any gears are plastic and one could be 
broken.  They are built to a price, not quality.

Don Bowen
Awl Knotted Up Woodworking
Valley Center, CA             http://www.braingarage.com