Dry bearings. Dismantling a drive to drip a tiny amount of sewing machine oil on the bearings is a tricky proposition. Getting the thing back together is $^!@$@$ near impossible. :P
I have an old Seagate 320meg SCSI that I took apart, got both bearings oiled but I couldn't get the heads back between the discs so I decided to chuck it. Was only doing it to see if I could. Fortunately SCSI drives can be low level formatted so it shouldn't matter if all the platters are taken off the spindle and replaced any which way, right? :) I even kept the thing dust and fingerprint free. I've had the lids off several older drives, even with them running, without "killing" them. Just never have gotten one more apart than that _and_ back together. ;) ===== http://www.junkscience.com "All the Junk that's fit to Debunk!" __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Health - Feel better, live better http://health.yahoo.com -- Vintage Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Vintage Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/vintage.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
