than the belief in oneself?

That's what I'm calling the Robot Coupe R2U (a commercial-grade food processor) that I attempted to repair tonight. Not only is it a pain in the posterior to put back together, but the reason it broke is because someone dropped it on the floor. It costs about $1200, thus the upper management are not inclined to purchase a replacement, so I am trying to fix it myself.

After purchasing a new casing to replace the broken one, and putting it back together, I found that it works, except that you have to manually get the spindle moving, because it can't get started from a dead stop. Also, a brushing noise can be heard when it slows down, indicating some sort of friction in the motor. I theorized that there is a lack of lubrication within, mostly likely within the ball bearing.

When I took it apart, my theory was confirmed. The brushing noise was coming from the top bearing, and around it there was a mess of burnt lubricant. The sealed bearing must have gotten cracked when the machine was dropped, causing it to leak out lubricant. So far so good.

The trouble began when I tried to take apart the housing of the motor. I couldn't get the damn thing apart. I couldn't find the information I needed online. I got a repair manual for the food processor, and it tells you the part number of the bearing, indicating that it can be replaced, but it gives no directions on how to do that. The motor manufacturer's site was no help. I am at a loss. Does anybody know how I can replace the top bearing on this thing?



I removed the screws that tightly held together the top and bottom aluminum pieces, but I have been unable to remove the top one. (There's no way the bearing can be removed until it is disconnected, because the bearing is seated within its underside.) The top piece will rotate, so I know it isn't glued into place, but it won't pop off even when I tap it with a hammer.

Any ideas? The only thing I can think to do is to try heating it up or using a prybar in some way, but I want to avoid damaging the 1 HP motor.

Also, see that laptop in the background? Tonight I removed over 9000 viral files from it. No, I'm not exaggerating. 9636, to be exact.

(Shit, it's after 6 AM already... Welp, see ya when I see ya.)

Got this message at my business number, circa 10 PM tonight.

Google Voice transcribed it thusly:

Yes. Good Evening, this is. I'm calling regain its job that you'll want us to go and give me an estimate. I'll talk to you. He was what she's referring to tia. So can you please give US A call AT (817) [reversed]. Ash from Manny and Please. You can go see her at church. ON SAT. Thank you.

Yeah, so, what is the person actually saying? I think that for the first time the voice message was about a clear as the transcription. HELP PLZ.