How to remove animation motor and gears from Rowe CD-100?
Hi,
I have a Rowe CD-100 with a burnt out animation motor. I've found several places online that sell the replacement motor, but I can't figure out how to remove the old one...
There are two nuts holding the motor in place, but when I loosened them I see it is just a loose screw on the other side, and the main gear is in the way so I cant put a screwdriver to the top of the screw. I assume the gear needs to come off the motor first, but I do not know how to remove it. There are metal clips holding the transparent posts that the spinning CDs go on, but they look fragile and I do not want to break them. I am hoping someone can tell me how to safely disassemble the motor/gear assembly.
Also, all the gears are dried out (until now I didn't know plastic could dry out) and have shrunk, so the teeth don't interlock fully. I think I need to replace the 3 gears as well, but I have had no luck finding them online. If anyone knows where I can find them that would be helpful.
Thanks.
Hi,
I have a Rowe CD-100 with a burnt out animation motor. I've found several places online that sell the replacement motor, but I can't figure out how to remove the old one...
There are two nuts holding the motor in place, but when I loosened them I see it is just a loose screw on the other side, and the main gear is in the way so I cant put a screwdriver to the top of the screw. I assume the gear needs to come off the motor first, but I do not know how to remove it. There are metal clips holding the transparent posts that the spinning CDs go on, but they look fragile and I do not want to break them. I am hoping someone can tell me how to safely disassemble the motor/gear assembly.
Also, all the gears are dried out (until now I didn't know plastic could dry out) and have shrunk, so the teeth don't interlock fully. I think I need to replace the 3 gears as well, but I have had no luck finding them online. If anyone knows where I can find them that would be helpful.
Thanks.
