At 4:25 PM -0400 8/31/2008, Dan wrote: >At 4:01 PM -0400 8/31/2008, Charles Davis wrote: >>Then too, there is always "Alcohol" --- Isopropyl will work slowly, >>Methanol would be quicker. >> >>And there is always the FREEZE [makes the Gum brittle so it chips out >>easier] method --- I.E. sprits of 'liquid propane' or similar. > >Alcohol seems to make it worse. Will try a freeze spray. > >Already pulled the drive mechanism out, to get better access.
Freeze spray and a dentist's pick tool did the trick. The last bit was suck deep in the socket! There's still a bit here and there, but I got the worst out. The drive is working now! Thanks all! - Dan. -- - Psychoceramic Emeritus; South Jersey, USA, Earth --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
