Hi All,
I thought it was worth a quick update to just let you all know how we have got on with the gearbox so far...
After a couple of messages with Ken I followed his instructions to the letter and the gearbox and motor came out perfectly. It was probably a 25 minute job in total, start to finish. I didn't need many tools. For anyone doing this job, I've actually just taken a photo of everything I took out, in order from left to right and also all the tools I used. I've taken tonnes of photos and videos, so if anyone ever needs them - please let me know!
Anyway, I packaged up the gearbox and sent it off to Ken. Ken has been working on it but, oh no, it's not straightforward. It's the normal issue we all expected but unfortunately somebody has previously fixed it and done a poor job. It's obviously lasted a while as I have had this machine 12 months, but now unfortunately the gears are close to unusable. See photos from Ken.
Anyway, Ken is putting his thinking cap on to consider other solutions but it is very likely that I will have to find a new gearbox. I understand that they may be a bit tricky to find, so I would appreciate any ideas!
Finally, just a massive thanks to Ken for giving this a crack and continuing to persevere!
Jack