Were you able to locate a replacing part ? If so suggets where I can buy one myself . It seems the moptor is made by a UK company called Elco . Tried to send them a message with no reply .

Did you find a solution ?

You can try contacting Rival to see if they sell a replacement motor. Nothing is listed on their parts and accessories page. It may just be more economical to buy a new ice cream maker, though. Most of the cost is likely to be in the motor, and even if the motor's available it may be just a few dollars more for a whole new appliance. Amazon.com lists two almost identical models by a company called Maxi-Matic, a 6-quart model for $69.99 and a 4-quart for about $10 less. You might be better off just buying new and get a warranty with it.

Sadly, almost every small appliance now is a throw-away item.

Best I can recommend is to go to www.delonghi-accessories.com. It's the site of a US distributor for Delonghi, which is the parent company of Simac, and it lists numbers for support.
You could try www.simac-vetrella.com if you speak Italian; or www.simac.com.au (I think this is a retailers site) might have parts, also.
Good luck.

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http://www.taylor-company.com/ There should be parts available,check this link to help locate a parts house near you. I am not sure where they are available in Australia.

Here is one potential source - probably cheaper than buying one from the company:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Rival-electric-ICE-CREAM-MAKER-4-qt-AUTO-SHUT-OFF_W0QQitemZ380107327900QQcmdZViewItemQQptZSmall_Kitchen_Appliances_US?hash=item380107327900&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A2%7C65%3A1%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318

-Tha Mp3 Doctor

you must buy replacements from your local tatlor dist. 700-900$
You will find that responce from all of thier part suppliers carrier is a very well insulated company.

Here is a link to the instruction manual with recipes.
http://www.maverickhousewares.com/manuals/icream%20shoppe%20manual.pdf

Can I have the make and model of the ice cream maker please?

Unfortunately, Nostalgia Electrics has stopped (AGAIN!) production of the ICM-517 and ICM 562 Soft Serve Ice Cream Makers. And the company customer service is a "bear" to get a call back from. You could go to the Helman Group, LTD website or the Nostalgia Electrics website and click on customer service and type in your request, but don't expect a quick answer. And there is an 800 # to call also, but you will only get the voice mail and leave a message. No live person, just a call back, if you're really really good and really lucky. It's a shame they have so much trouble with these, they seem to do well with the Popcorn machines, cotton candy, and drink machines, hot dogger, ect. You'd think they could debug this one too. Kindest regards, Joe.