Quiltingboard Forums - View Single Post - Let me ask. Does anyone know what it means when the lady at the shop said the gears need to be packed ? She wanted to have me leave one of my machines to service it but I didn't have the $ at the time. She said it needed to be cleaned, oiled and the

10-25-2011, 09:07 AM

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katcox

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Originally Posted by AlwaysQuilting

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Originally Posted by frauhahn

I'm assuming the gears need to be packed with grease-to reduce friction. The grease dries out after a while.

I think that's it. I needed the same thing done to my wheels on my old car.

I was thinking it was a car thing.......

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