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    Old 03-25-2013, 06:53 AM
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    Eh,.. thought I'd mention it.
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    Old 03-25-2013, 08:36 AM
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    ok I read the Zeroed Out stuff - YIKES I hope it is just dried up oil...
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    Old 03-25-2013, 09:03 AM
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    no kidding! It's involved, but probably a great learning experience....
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    Old 03-25-2013, 09:12 AM
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    I sure wish you lived closer - we could do one just for fun...
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    Old 03-25-2013, 09:18 AM
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    you have a strange idea of fun. This weekend DH said ",.. Indianapolis? We could go in May, I could watch the race, you could meet Miriam...." LOL! I asked him where the budget for all the machines I'd find on the way there and back was coming from.
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    Old 03-25-2013, 10:16 AM
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    Ah - there are plenty of machines here - we could have a party. Let him go see the stupid race.... actually all you have to do is come and go on the interstate and you can see what ever..... They think they are qualifying....
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    Old 08-29-2013, 04:13 PM
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    Hello there... I was wondering if there ever was a resolution to this problem. I just picked up a 500 and the handwheel turns, but it sounds like it has sand in it. My co-worker said it a grinding sound, but really it sounds like sand in the wheel.

    I was hoping to see if the issue being discussed here might shed insight on what is on the road ahead of me.
    Thank you.
    -thinkmilly
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    Old 08-29-2013, 05:14 PM
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    Originally Posted by thinkmilly
    Hello there... I was wondering if there ever was a resolution to this problem. I just picked up a 500 and the handwheel turns, but it sounds like it has sand in it. My co-worker said it a grinding sound, but really it sounds like sand in the wheel.

    I was hoping to see if the issue being discussed here might shed insight on what is on the road ahead of me.
    Thank you.
    -thinkmilly
    It could be the motor. Some times they do sound funny. Have you had the machine serviced?
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    Old 08-29-2013, 05:27 PM
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    Could also be dried up grease around the handwheel / motor gears. That stuff gets pretty granular and crunchy sounding. Could be that the top motor bearing could use a drop of TF too.
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    Old 08-29-2013, 05:43 PM
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    Originally Posted by ArchaicArcane
    Could also be dried up grease around the handwheel / motor gears. That stuff gets pretty granular and crunchy sounding. Could be that the top motor bearing could use a drop of TF too.
    yup - what I was thinkin' - that dog wants to growl and if you oil it clean it off good - if it gets oil in the area around that hand wheel it can make all kinds of noise. You'll have to name it after one bad sounding singer... I like bicycle chain lube for those bearings. I had to do one in a pinch one time at a friend's house - hand sanitizer got the gunk off licketysplit LOL
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