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Posted on Sep 11, 2007

Turntable not turning

My turntable on my microwave is not turning. It turns manually but not when the microwave is running. If the turntable is not turning the microwave will not heat.

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  • bwikse Nov 09, 2007

    1) Last 6 months - turntable would run with door open but heated fine.
    2) Last week - table would turn intermittently when trying to cook. If table did not turn, micro was not heating.
    3) Yesterday - Pad operates normally, sounds like it is operating, but table does not turn and micro is not heating.

  • Robert25 Dec 16, 2007

    Turntable is not turning, and not heating. Lights are working, the fan seems to be working, everything else looks as it should be working. Oven is clean.

  • Anonymous Mar 09, 2008

    The lights are turning on,time is coming down but the turntable does not rotate and is not heatig.

  • sc2428 Apr 05, 2008

    the turntable not turning and it is not heating the food or water but everything is working beside that

  • Anonymous Nov 05, 2008

    Microwave will not heatand turntable not turning

  • Anonymous Jan 22, 2009

    I have the exact same problem mentioned by these other folks - the turntable won't turn and the over will not heat.

  • Anonymous Mar 18, 2014

    Can I turn off my turntable ?

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I fixed the problem with my microwave turntable motor without having to replace it. I removed the motor from the microwave and placed it in a small vise. Using a very small flat head screwdriver I was able to pry up the four tabs holding the casing together. You may need a slightly larger screwdriver after that to bend them back out of the way so you can remove the motor cover plate. Carefully take out all the plastic gears and note their position for re-assembly. You will find that the primary gear, at the bottom of the rest of the gears is attached to the motor magnet. It has a shaft that acts as a bushing passing through the center motor magnet. On the underside it is attached to a plastic washer. This is where it breaks. The motor magnet spins free of the gear/bushing/washer assembly. I used JB Weld epoxy to glue this assembly back together and it works like brand new. Note: On mine there were four indentations on each side of the motor magnet which corresponded to little ?bumps? on the underside of the gear on top and washer on the bottom. Place all the plastic gears back into the motor in the correct order, slide on the motor cover plate and use a small cold chisel with a round end and tap hammer to bend the tabs back into place. If this worked for you please let me know ? [email protected]

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