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For free, dealers will replace the worm gear spring and redistribute or add grease as necessary.
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Ahjané Forbes, USA TODAY, 14 Oct. 2024
If your car was recalled, a dealer will replace the worm gear spring free of charge to resolve the steering problem.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 10 Oct. 2024
As a remedy, dealers will replace the worm gear spring and redistribute or add grease as necessary, free of charge.
—Anne Marie Lee, CBS News, 9 Oct. 2024
Later, Winslow and Horn watched their students delight in displays demonstrating the power of air pressure and the workings of a worm gear invented by Leonardo da Vinci.
—Joanna Slater, Washington Post, 23 June 2024
Also, the gear geometry is such that, when the saw is on, the worm gear can turn the worm wheel, but not the other way around.
—Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 18 Mar. 2021
And the saw should have more than enough power to handle typical dados, thanks to the 15-amp worm gear motor that powers it.
—Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 24 Feb. 2021
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Ahjané Forbes, USA TODAY, 14 Oct. 2024
If your car was recalled, a dealer will replace the worm gear spring free of charge to resolve the steering problem.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 10 Oct. 2024
As a remedy, dealers will replace the worm gear spring and redistribute or add grease as necessary, free of charge.
—Anne Marie Lee, CBS News, 9 Oct. 2024
Later, Winslow and Horn watched their students delight in displays demonstrating the power of air pressure and the workings of a worm gear invented by Leonardo da Vinci.
—Joanna Slater, Washington Post, 23 June 2024
Also, the gear geometry is such that, when the saw is on, the worm gear can turn the worm wheel, but not the other way around.
—Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 18 Mar. 2021
And the saw should have more than enough power to handle typical dados, thanks to the 15-amp worm gear motor that powers it.
—Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 24 Feb. 2021
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“Worm gear.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/worm%20gear. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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