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Thanks @Realitystorm I will try to get a replacement. That is the exactly same broken gear, the smallest one that goes to the motor.

Thanks! I'm following this guy and yesterday he released the part III of this "repairathon" I hope I can learn something from his videos.

I found the problem, one of the gears is broken. I will try to find the blueprints to 3D print it.

Thanks Alex, The hard drive sounds like it is working, I mean, I can hear it spinning and changing the speed. What I don’t hear is the typical clicking noise of a needle reading the plates inside. About the floppy drive, I took it apart and cleaned everything, used white lithium grease to...

Hello everyone, I recapped the logic board and the analog board of my Macintosh Classic but when I turn the computer I hear the chime and then I get a gray screen with a pointer I can move using the mouse. It will no go further than this gray screen. If I disconnect the hard drive I get the...

For what I read, even if you recapped your logic board but didn’t wash it, the electrolytic fluid from the leaked caps can display some erratic behavior. The recommendations are to wash it on a dishwasher or under the sink, wait some days to make sure everything is well dried and then clean all...

I'm also in the process of restoring a Macintosh Classic, I will try to answer your questions according to the research I did so far. I may be wrong. 1) You don't need a battery to boot this model of Mac but every time you restart the computer you will need to adjust the time. 2) Most of the...