...Have a coffee, putter around the basement...
I get the urge to play a few games on Sea Island.
For those unfamiliar with this Sea Island. It's the OG Chasing Bugs... Sea Island... we have a history.
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| Sea Island and Key West |
I drop a dime. The magic screen starts rolling back to home position and unexpectedly stops midway... Poo :-(
I knew then what just happened. The gearbox for the magic screen motor stripped a gear.
My lazy Saturday morning had just turned into a repair project.
Why did this happen?
It comes down to maintenance...
There was a stiff / dry spot on the magic screen unit bottom track.
The oil used for the magic screen clutch unit leather clutch washers congealed, seizing the clutch unit.
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| Magic Screen mechanism. Clutch unit in place |
A small nylon gear absorbed the shock instead of the clutch unit. With catastrophic results. The G-4114 gear to be precise (it's also used in the ball lift gear motor)
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| Diagram taken from the Sea Island manual |
Fortunately I had a spare gearmotor assembly pilfered from another Sea Island. I was hoping to bring this second Sea Island back to life one day if I ever found a decent backglass for it, but it's missing more and more parts as the years go by.
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| Sea Island sans Magic Screen Gearmotor |
I swapped out the whole gearmotor. I also took the time to disassemble the clutch. Degrease the parts, and re oil the leather washers.
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| Leather clutch washer |
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| Clutch unit taken apart |
In the end... I got Sea Island up and working again and I'm down a G-4114 Molon gear. I only have myself to blame.
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| Happy times |
Sea Island with Beer
Sea Island at Pincon 2017
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