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Old 24th April 2009, 08:56   #4
McMasters
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I have this nagging thought that something must freeze the unit temporarily and thus lead to pressure on the cog teeth.
Can't think what though.
The unit is built by Bosch so I expect the BMW units come from them too. What does a BMW unit cost?
I only wish they had built them with metal gears instead of breakable plastic.
The clack clack noise you describe does sound like the gears are stuck and jumping cogs.
I didn't hear any noise in mine just the light came on to indicate a fault each time the unit packed it in.
When I opened them up I found two or three broken teeth loose inside. I even tried to break a tooth to see how tough they were and found it quite easy. NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD- quality.
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