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    Need help - Mac 512Ke floppy drive

    I have it apart. Can you tell me from this picture what needs to be removed and lubed?
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    Need help - Mac 512Ke floppy drive

    LOL! Help a brother now :) . Is that normal for a floppy drive? Fix?
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    Need help - Mac 512Ke floppy drive

    So I have serviced the drive cleaning out all dry Grease and lubricating all over again. I am still noticing what I think is abnormal behavior. Please refer to attached video. The drive doesn't seem to inject the floppy be in one go. If I push it really fast it will all go in, but most of the...
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    Need help - Mac 512Ke floppy drive

    Elfen, Thanks for your detailed explanation.  I opened the Mac today (finally got the extra long 9" torx tool), and followed your instructions - partially.   Everything makes sense, and I only see 4 screws holding the frame in place, so it should be simple to remove once I get the logic board...
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    Need help - Mac 512Ke floppy drive

    Related question...does anybody know if a Macintosh 512 KE can be boot from the external drive?
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    Need help - Mac 512Ke floppy drive

    Thank you Elfen, I will have a look and report back!
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    Need help - Mac 512Ke floppy drive

    I got a long torx screwdriver on eBay to open her up.   Assuming I stay WELL AWAY from the CRT/Flyback, it looks like removing the internal drive is achievable without discharging the CRT.  Risks aside, is this correct?
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    Need help - Mac 512Ke floppy drive

    Thanks techknight.   Im not sure the problem here has anything to do with ejection...?     I can't even get the disks to read, and one of the drives makes an odd grinding sound.  the other makes no sound.  Thanks.
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    Need help - Mac 512Ke floppy drive

    Hello all...  After 28 years, I managed to get my original Mac 512Ke back from a friend (who kep it in my home country after I moved). For a quick laugh, see here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWd_HQbeeoE&feature=youtu.be Two problems! 1) Anyhow, the problem I had after shooting this...
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