Hotmilk400, sorry to hear that you lost money in the deal and I personally appreciate your efforts.
In case anyone following did not see BRADESTAR's post about available gears on eBay:
http://www.318ti.org/forum/showthrea...california+top I bought two of these machined brass gears from the UK and they arrived in a week or two.
I have not yet tried installing as both of our tops are still working but if anyone has installed one of these yet, please post your results.