Sharp Microwave Turntable Motor RMOTDA252WRZZ

My husband read that the microwave turntable is the most frequent thing that goes out in a microwave. My husband installed this part and our microwave turntable now works. Easy fix.

When the turntable on my Sharp microwave stopped turning, I went on line to find a substitute. Some years ago I had a turntable that worked independently of the microwave. Simple device. Works by winding it up, much like an old fashioned alarm clock.After Googling turntable, I came upon this little motor and thought "Why not?", I can do this. I know nothing about electronics, so I realized that by taking the microwave apart to make the fix, I might destroy it, but it wasn't working anyway so I decided to gamble and order the part.I very carefully opened up the microwave (after disconnecting it from the power) and located the motor that turned the turntable. It was simple (fairly intuitive) to remove and replace, and for a very small amount of money, I fixed the microwave. I've had this microwave for seven plus years and now I expect to get another seven, very possibly more.Overall... one of my best buys on Amazon.

This one replaced RMOTDA264WRZZ, works no issues, perfect fit, didn't come with a black seal/washer, so I just swapped it from the old one.

This otor was installer very easily and works perfectly. It was a great value for the money. If needed I wouldpurchase this again.

Who knows why the original stopped working, OEM replacement that is used in many microwaves.If your handy, unplug, remove bottom access plate, remove wires, screw, replace with new motor, replace access panel, re-plug unit, test! YOUR DONE. Take your better half to dinner. Save yourself of a service call costing close to $200.00 a markup in the price of the little motor.

What can you say about a part that fits specific applications? It replaced the broken turntable motor in the microwave. Now the microwave doesn't burn things on one side and leave the rest cold. So, it's great that the microwave is works again. The motor was considerably cheaper than having to get a new microwave, which is the best thing about it.It was easy to swap out once the cover was removed from the bottom of the microwave. Getting to the turntable motor in a counter top microwave takes a chisel (or snips, etc.) to cut the tabs holding the cover panel to the sheet metal bottom of the oven. Then it's just a case of removing one screw and unplugging a connector. Just reverse the process and its back in place and you are in business. The cover plate may need a screw to hold it in place when you reassemble the microwave. It wasn't included with the motor, but is easy enough to find at the hardware store (or scavenge from some old, unused electronics).

The turntable on my microwave quit working so a couple of quick YT videos pointed towards the motor (and a couple of other possibilities) and for what it cost, it was the most logical choice of where to start. I changed it and not only did it fix the problem, it made my microwave so much quieter!

We had to take microwave out of a cabinet. You need some knowledge about how to disconnect and reconnect new motor.