Albanian Steve, Sounds like what happened to me. If you open up the motor at the gear, the plastic gear rides in a bigger drum & uses 3 plastic discs to keep it spinning. It is hard to explain, but if you open it up it's easy to see. Usually the 3 discs break apart. The gear is higher quality & doesn't tend to break. From the archives and repair section of the website there are the dimensions, I believe 1/2" X 1/4". You can get plastic/nylon spacers in the Specialty Hardware section at Home Despot, Lowe's etc. First time I used wood ( I was desparate) Within a month they splintered. If not the rebuild kit is about $25. Rob _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp.