Engineers at Waupaca responsible for elevator design Janus admits all gear boxes have a life expectancy Janus admits if the gearbox fails in the PG1000 then it will fall Janus admits no recall or warning given to customers about potential gearbox failure Janus admits technology for overspeed brake existed at time of original manufacture date of PG1000 Janus admits teeth on gears in recalled elevators worn similar to PG1000 Janus confirms complaints about noise in the Motovario gearbox Janus says the 450, 500, and 1000 all have similar machine drive (PH) components. Grove, Perfection, and Motovaria gearboxes all sealed gearboxes.
