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Most maintenance on electric motors has gone the way of the dinosaur, but every town (of any size) has a shop that rebuilds alternators and starters as well as larger electric motors. I've found that the newer slide motors are "cheap Chinese imports" and can not be rebuilt, but the majority of the older slide motors (2005 and older) can be rebuilt, usually for about 25% of the cost of a new motor. Often, the rebuilt motor will last longer than a new one from China. If you do need to replace a bad motor, I'd suggest looking into rebuilding what you have as an option.