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Thanks Mutantmoose!  Yes, I've followed Michael for a long time and watched that series when he posted it, and have reviewed it recently.  He does some great work!  But I didn't see anywhere in his series where he lubricated either the metal pinion gear (or the cam gear for that matter) or the shaft it's attached to.  The plastic gear on top is connected to the same shaft and I have no intention of trying to take it off.  But if the metal gear was removed, the plastic gear would come out with the shaft.  I'm wondering how hard it is to remove the pin that holds the metal pinion gear on.

Rich