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Bob Engelhardt Bob Engelhardt is offline
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Default Rusted gears usable?

Gunner wrote:
I just "fixed" an elderly Milwaukee right angle Hole Hawg. ...
the reduction gears and bearings were rusted into an amorphous mass. ...
All them needle bearings...mass of rust. ...


Wow - you didn't rehab that drill, you resurrected it! It was dead and
rotting and now it lives! And who would re-use rusted needle bearings?
You're an inspiration, Gunner. I have a rusted needle bearing in this
rototiller - I guess I'll re-use it. Well, maybe not.

Bob