Originally Posted by miriam

It is easy to remove the motor. There is one screw in the bottom of the machine. Then take the two wires off. Jiggle until the motor falls out. You can take it to a motor repair shop and they can clean it up for you. To put it back just drop it back in rehook up the wires and put the mount and it's screw back. There is a free repair manual somewhere on line with the directions.