On 2021-04-20 17:14, Richard Cini wrote:
If you can hear the eject motor, you may want to inspect the eject gear. I know I’ve had to replace them on both of my //gs drives. They’re 3D printed and I think I found them on eBay or one of the 3D services. I forget. I do remember it was $15 for 2.
Yes it appears to be the gear. Opened up the drive and the eject mechanism and the one smaller gear is missing some teeth. Found someone posted the stuff you need to 3D print new ones but don't have a 3D printer myself. That person also sells them at 12 for $8 so ordered some and will see how they do when they come in. I suspect all 6 of the bad drives have the same issue.
David Williams www.trailingedge.com