Paul

Hi Gill. There are no pins in my Vileda. I removed the four screws from underneath (make sure the bucket is empty first) There are about five parts (plastic) and a chromed metal coil spring. The ends of the spring where they attach might break and look like little pins. The spinner shaft was oily and rusty. I wiped clean and polished up the metal shaft with kitchen scourer and wipe clean. Apply a little oil (grease if you have it to hand). The small gear wheel popped out, (apply a little force) to the supporting cross bar and out it comes. Clean, soap and water, dry and again apply oil or grease and carefully replace. The main parts are quite tough and should last if used properly. Refit base / pedal unit and secure four screws. Pins you found are the ends of the spring or something left over from manufacturing .

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Thanks for the heads up , geek5537. Will take note of the part number. Stay safe.

Hi Jim Thanks for your idea. Next time I will go a bit deeper into it. My bucket was already full and ready to go. The few drops of oil got it going straight away.

The flash capacitor is actually 350v / 350 µF.