Gear Box Repair

Gear Box Repair

Gear box repair on published pricing — you see new, used, scrap and competitor benchmarks beside our number before any teardown.

Gear Box Repair — what it covers

Gear box repair covers every enclosed drive on a plant floor: parallel-shaft reducers, right-angle worm boxes, helical and double-helical mill drives, planetary hubs, and shaft-mount conveyor units. When a gear box fails, the OEM answer is usually a 16–30 week lead time on a new unit. A rebuild ships in 8–12 business days and costs 30–60% of new.

Every gear box repair starts the same way: send a photo of the nameplate. We come back with three numbers in writing — what the repair costs, what a replacement costs, and what we will pay you cash for the unit as-is. No teardown charge to find out, and no obligation on any of the three.

Work is performed by AGMA-experienced independent gear shops in our national network, coordinated end to end by Industrial Surplus World — one number, one invoice, freight arranged both directions. Standard rebuilds carry up to a 24-month warranty; 24–72 hour emergency service is available with free rush freight both ways.

Typical gear box repair scope: full teardown and cleaning, dimensional inspection of gear teeth against AGMA tolerance, magnetic-particle crack check on shafts, new bearings and seals throughout, housing bore inspection and line-boring where needed, reassembly to spec, then a dynamic load and temperature test before it ships.

Start with a photo

Snap the nameplate

Text it to (641) 519-6270 or use the app.

Three-way quote

Repair price, replacement price, cash offer — in writing.

Free freight

We arrange pickup; emergency jobs ship free both ways.

Back online

8–12 days standard, 24–72 hr rush, warrantied.

Gear Box Repair questions

How much does gear box repair cost?
A gear box repair typically runs 30–60% of new-unit cost. Small ancillary boxes land in the $1,000–5,000 range; mid-size industrial reducers $5,000–25,000; heavy mill, kiln and oilfield gear boxes $10,000–100,000+. We publish the repair price, the replacement price and a cash offer side by side before you commit. Call (641) 519-6270 for a free teardown quote — or sell us the unit as-is for cash.
How long does a gear box repair take?
Standard turnaround is 8–12 business days from arrival — typically 2–3 days faster than standard shops. Emergency service runs 24–72 hours with free rush freight both directions. Compare that to 16–30 weeks for most new industrial units. Call (641) 519-6270 for a free teardown quote — or sell us the unit as-is for cash.
Can you repair a gear box if the OEM is out of business?
Yes, and that is a large share of our work. Obsolete gear boxes from Falk, Foote-Jones, Nuttall, Western Gear, Philadelphia Gear and dozens of defunct builders are rebuilt by reverse-engineering and cutting new gears to the original tooth geometry. No OEM parts catalog is required. Call (641) 519-6270 for a free teardown quote — or sell us the unit as-is for cash.
What if the gear box is not worth repairing?
We say so, and we make the alternative easy: we will buy the failed unit for cash and can source a tested used or surplus replacement — often faster and cheaper than a repair on small frames. Call (641) 519-6270 for a free teardown quote — or sell us the unit as-is for cash.

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Or call/text (641) 519-6270 — ask for Sean. Photos of the nameplate get the fastest confirmed number, or use the instant quote app.