This reply is for William Buchman:
I've had a Zoji for less than a year now and I have noticed the same thing
that you have: a squeaky noise from time to time when it rotates clockwise.
I've only noticed it on very thick dough.
A few months back, someone on Compuserve wrote that they had to replace a
broken belt in their Zoji. They were able to get a belt from the company
and replace it themself without sending it for repairs.
I have never opened my machine up, but I suspect that there is no clutch,
just a belt that squeaks when it slips on the pulley. Too much slipping
and the belt can wear and finally break.
Anyone else have this problem?
Tom