Mervinn... Elmo... Elmo he did NOT post "your" pic. He tried to post a pic from HIS C: and it just happened to match the filename of a picture on YOUR computer too. No one else saw that pic

Pics that people insert in that manner have to be hosted from WEB sites. If you have no such place setup then simply ATTACH the pic and so long as it's not too big we can ALL download\view it. (sigh) It happens, no biggie but no one did anything to anyone's computer - any WEB page could've done that.
Anyway, no one has answered the ORIGINAL question - is this harmful in anyway?! I want to do it too in the future but not if it's going to risk potential damage to anything. Is that area dry - no lube? I ASSume yes. However suppose water gets in there - problems? Can you adjust the gears when it's opened up like that or must the cover still come off?
As an aside - I'd be interested in knowing how to machine adjustment into the stock gears if that's cheaper. I'd also be interested in knowing, if anyone knows, what that piece costs. It doesn't appear to be hard to remove - is it? Will it hold paint very well? What sort of prep? Flex additive or no?

TIA!
Oh and if anyone has any unique ways that they've reworked that page by all means please post them. All new ideas are cool and I for one would love to check it out!