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| | | I have problems with two seized electric motors 71427 which come with 8479 sets. It is impossible to rotate shafts with bare fingers. Could anybody give me detailed guidelines how to safely disassemble them to clean or to repair them? Please, help (...) (20 years ago, 23-Apr-04, to lugnet.technic)
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| | | | | Re: Electric motor 71427 —Eric Sophie
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| | | | | (...) Hello, this happens from time to time. Contact Lego Consumer Affairs and they should be happy to replace them for you. I was checking through my motors and found three that were seized. Either from not being used, or for some reason or (...) (20 years ago, 23-Apr-04, to lugnet.technic)
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| | | | | Re: Electric motor 71427 —Jindrich Kubec
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| | | | | (...) I've tried. a) it's hard to disassemble - you'll ruin it. You have to use drill just to take the motor out. You must carefully open it. b) in my case the permanent magnets inside turned to magnetic dust - there was nothing to clean/repair, it (...) (20 years ago, 23-Apr-04, to lugnet.technic)
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| | | | | Re: Electric motor 71427 —Mark Bellis
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| | | | (...) I have had six 71427 motors replaced, out of about 20. If you really want to open them, use a small flat-blade screwdriver to lever out the backplate at the bottom. It will be obvious that you've done this though, so it may invalidate the (...) (20 years ago, 24-Apr-04, to lugnet.technic)
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| | | | | | Re: Electric motor 71427 —Brian Davis
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| | | | (...) Over what time period? What are you doing with them? I've got 16 (probably half used, off of eBay) in use for a couple years with one problem of this nature popping up (a recently purchased, *used* motor from eBay). Does anyone have any firm (...) (20 years ago, 24-Apr-04, to lugnet.technic)
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| | | | | | Re: Electric motor 71427 —Maico Arts
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| | | | I had one motor with this problem. I have caled LEGO Netherlands and I would get a new motor if I was able to prove I had bought it within less then two years. Greetings Maico Arts "Brian Davis" <brdavis@iusb.edu> schreef in bericht (...) (20 years ago, 24-Apr-04, to lugnet.technic)
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