In article ,
(Dave Mundt) wrote:

serious damage to the gears, etc, but while the ballbearing on the
motor shaft "seemed" ok, I could tell it was gritty when I tried
turning it. Nothing to do but replace it.

Did you try flushing out the old grease & repacking? The grit was
likely from the flood and the bearing was probably fine if unrusted.

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