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From: hankin@sauron.osf.org (Scott Hankin)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: hard disk lubrication
Keywords: disk maintenance
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Date: 9 Mar 90 14:19:07 GMT
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    Howdy -

    I have a problem with my hard disk sticking.  On power up, after a brief
    delay, the disk hardware does a rapid series of seeks  (it's always done
    so), presumably to generate enough vibration to  start the disk spinning
    if it  hasn't done so already.   Well, my disk  is old, the manufacturer
    has gone belly up, and the  disk has begun  sticking so regularly that I
    no longer have the screws in my Mac case, so I can remove the  cover and
    jar the disk when this problem occurs.

    I would like  to disassemble the drive (to  minimum degree possible) and
    lubricate the  spindle, but my natural  caution  tells me that there are
    many ways  of doing this,  but only  a subset are  correct.  Does anyone
    have knowledge in this area they can share?  My gut impulse is to drop a
    few drops of  3-in-1 oil where it seems  best, but my  gut impulses have
    gotten me into  trouble  on  more  than  one occasion.    Any  thoughts?
    Thanks.

    - Scott
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    Open Software Foundation	     |    indistinguishable from technology.