[TR] very off topic

[glemon at neb.rr.com]

 "I will also suggest that the plastic gears may be trashed. Mine was  
 wonky for a few days and then didn't work at all. Search the internet  
 and you will find the replacement gear kits are plentiful.
 Allen"

I remember when I changed the nylon gears on mine after it was about 5 years old or so, I thought "wonder why the make the gears out of nylon in a pretty high stress application, if they were brass the thing practically last forever" then I thought about it for just a little more and figured out the answer was in the question.

Greg