Repair pricing, failure modes, and turnaround for worm gearboxes — or sell yours for cash.
Worm reducers deliver high ratios and self-locking capability in one compact right-angle box — the classic choice for hoists, conveyors, packaging lines, and positioning drives.
We arrange complete teardown, failure analysis, and rebuild to OEM spec for worm gearboxes of every major brand — including Winsmith, Boston Gear, Cone Drive, Textron, Hub City, Grove Gear. Typical rebuild cost runs 30–60% of a new unit, with 5–14 day standard turnaround and 24–72 hour emergency service, against new-unit lead times that often stretch 16–30 weeks. Every quote comes with the full picture: standard shop price, our in-house price, replacement cost, and a cash offer for the unit as-is.
And if the numbers say replace instead of repair, we don't walk away — we buy failed, surplus, and decommissioned worm gearboxes for cash, any condition, nationwide pickup. Even a seized unit carries value in its castings, alloy gearing, and copper windings.
Bronze wheel wear — the sacrificial element by design
Worm shaft scoring from oil starvation
Thrust bearing collapse under reversing load
Overheating from continuous duty beyond rating
Winsmith, Boston Gear, Cone Drive, Textron, Hub City, Grove Gear. Browse all 60+ brands or check the rebuild price guide for cost ranges by size.
Or call/text (412) 557-4495.