![]() (The motor is above the plate and not visible until the plate is removed. There should be no need to remove the metal plate to which the motor is mounted. Remove the snap ring on the cogged pulley in the foreground. The first graphic shows the drive train just above the bottom cover. But, it would be difficult to glue it back in place without excess glue sticking moving parts so they do not move again. Ideally, a person might be able to lift the gray plastic drive wheel from the blender without removing any screws. You have that advantage because of my photos and sketches. It would have been great if I had known exactly how the machine is built before I took it apart. The dotted lines in the second graphic show the original profile that needed to be restored before the knurled brass fitting could go far enough into the recess for the parts of the machine to fit and work properly. The grinding stone was almost exactly the same diameter as the knurled brass fitting and had a squared end. I began with a twist drill, but moved to a grinding stone for a Dremel tool. The first step was to remove the gray plastic wheel and then to remove the melted plastic from it. When the knurled brass fitting began to slip inside the fitting on the plastic drive wheel, it generated enough heat to melt and reshape the plastic inside. The second graphic shows what I found when I removed the plastic drive wheel. The first graphic shows a cutaway of the steel shaft with its two grooves for the snap rings, the knurled brass fitting at its top end, and a cutaway of the gray plastic drive wheel. So, I am using sketches done by hand to take the place of photos that were not made. Nothing I can find on the Internet discusses how to fix the problem this machine had. I did not think I would do an Instructable on this job, but realized the part that would be needed to fix this machine's problem is not available in the list of parts one can order for this machine, and the machine is rather expensive to replace. It also turned freely without any drag from the motor. It moved up and down a millimeter or two. When I grasped the plastic wheel as shown in the second photo, it was loose. ![]() Later I discovered the motor worked fine and had not burned out. The press fit began to slip and the plastic wheel slipped on the steel shaft. It is a steel shaft with two grooves for snap rings. ![]() That piece of misinformation led me into more work than necessary digging down into the machine to get to the blender motor and test it. She believed she had burned out the blender motor from overuse in a short period of time. One daughter said the machine no longer works. When the blender stops automatically, you have a delicious frozen drink. Then the blender starts and the ice shaving stops in a few seconds. The machine shaves ice, which falls into the blender to join the mix and the liquor. ![]() Set the controls for the automatic feature and engage the momentary contact toggle switch. Put ice cubes into the clear basket at the top of the machine. To use the machine, pour drink mix and liquor into the blender. The other is in the base of the machine and drives the blender. One is in the upper part of the machine and is for shaving ice. ![]()
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