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what is my old apple 2 gs worth?

ok guys i have made the boot disk! nowthe system runs like a champ ya the problem with the old one was that it was damaged now i have a haveing a problem with the disk drive i put in the disk and the floppy disk does not go in all the way i have to push it in with a paper clip is there any way of fixing this? does the drive need to be cleaned? it reads disk and ejects them fine
 
jeff0172 said:
ok guys i have made the boot disk! nowthe system runs like a champ ya the problem with the old one was that it was damaged now i have a haveing a problem with the disk drive i put in the disk and the floppy disk does not go in all the way i have to push it in with a paper clip is there any way of fixing this? does the drive need to be cleaned? it reads disk and ejects them fine
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The drive rails will probably need to be greased, however there is a VERY particular process to follow, you can VERY easily damage the drive mechanism on apples 3.5" drives.

http://www.apple2.org/35Drv/35Drv1.html This is a pretty good guide to follow working on the drive mech, be sure to follow it closely, these are easy drives to screw up (I have killed a few myself). Also, while WD40 is great for removing old dried up grease from the mech, it is NOT a proper lubricant, I suggest silicon grease.
 
jeff0172 said:
ok thank you is white lithium grease ok?
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I would think so, so long as there's no rubber parts (which I don't think there are), I want to say lithium grease can degrade rubber parts, which is why I would usually prefer silicon grease.

The key, and the reason its probably sticking, is to get the OLD crusty grease out of the mechanism. I would say most the time the old dried up grease is why its sticking in the first place.
 
RWallmow said:
I would think so, so long as there's no rubber parts (which I don't think there are), I want to say lithium grease can degrade rubber parts, which is why I would usually prefer silicon grease.

The key, and the reason its probably sticking, is to get the OLD crusty grease out of the mechanism. I would say most the time the old dried up grease is why its sticking in the first place.
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ok ya i will have to pic up some silcone grease then
 
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