<p>I have a Lego M motor that is broken. I'm following the instructions <a href="https://www.instructables.com/How-to-fix-LEGO-M-motor/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">here</a> to try to fix it but the little tabs that hold the plastic frame together just won't budge no matter how hard I'm pushing them (<a href="https://youtu.be/9y-k5yYG2hY?t=260" rel="nofollow noreferrer">4:20 in the video</a>).</p>
<p>Does anyone have any suggestions as to how to take this thing apart? I'm deforming the plastic on the tabs since I'm pushing so hard with a screwdriver with a star head on the end and they look terrible now.</p>

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2022-02-16T04:18:01.667Z
Related: https://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/10367/what-is-inside-the-lego-powered-up-m-motor . You have removed the bottom phillips screw first, *right*?
IvanSanchez
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2022-02-16T14:27:08.633Z
Yes, of course.
mj_
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2022-02-16T15:34:51.567Z
In the comments of that video, the author responded to a similar issue : instead of using a screwdriver, you might jiggle the housing from side to side, while pulling, to get it to separate. Haven't tried this myself. All credit to the author of that video if this works.
Sander De Dycker
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2022-02-20T08:13:06.597Z
maybe jncraton need to be an answer for you
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Fix Lego M Motor - The hooks aren't budging
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# Fix Lego M Motor - The hooks aren't budging

(Asked by: username_0 on 2022-02-15)

I have a Lego M motor that is broken. I'm following the instructions [here](https://www.instructables.com/How-to-fix-LEGO-M-motor/) to try to fix it but the little tabs that hold the plastic frame together just won't budge no matter how hard I'm pushing them ([4:20 in the video](https://youtu.be/9y-k5yYG2hY?t=260)).

Does anyone have any suggestions as to how to take this thing apart? I'm deforming the plastic on the tabs since I'm pushing so hard with a screwdriver with a star head on the end and they look terrible now.

**Tags:** motor, power-functions, repair, disassembly

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Related: https://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/10367/what-is-inside-the-lego-powered-up-m-motor . You have removed the bottom phillips screw first, *right*?  
> **username_0**: Yes, of course.  
> **username_2**: In the comments of that video, the author responded to a similar issue : instead of using a screwdriver, you might jiggle the housing from side to side, while pulling, to get it to separate. Haven't tried this myself. All credit to the author of that video if this works.  
> **username_3**: maybe jncraton need to be an answer for you  

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