Cleared the staples from Brinks 8-page shredder, but still slow?

I made the mistake of dropping an extra couple pages into my 8-page shredder by Brinks, and it locked up! I subsequently cleared the shredder, but still had problems. I later took the head apart and found a couple of staples in the blades, so I cleared them out & looked for more blockages in the blades & gears. I found no other blockages, so I reassembled the shredder and tried it out. It's still running slowly & not shredding anywhere near as well as before. Any ideas? Do the blades need to fit together on the same side all the way across the line?
Aaron, May 2005


done
check the cog-wheel on the left it might be eaten out ...

Dani Din, November 2005