[davidff]

Both of you have changers that have the "modified" motor and drive wheel kit installed. The original motor has a different motor and a "bell" drive wheel that turns the platen. Turbine oil lubrication after cleaning the motor with 'Brake Kleen" works great to get it going again assuming the bearings are good. Rebuilding the wheel should be fairly easy to have done with any of the rebuilders mentioned on this site. The big challenge on those changers is the photo cell area , but once they work right, they are really good sounding systems and nice to look at when it lights up. Best of Luck.