How to Un-Stick the Motors On Your Teddy Ruxpin (1/3)

I've gotten many requests from people asking if I could repair their Teddy Ruxpin, and I tell them all the same thing: it's much easier, not to mention cheaper, to just do it yourself! The single most problem with Teddy Ruxpins is, due to their age, the motors running the eyes and mouth tend to stop working over time, especially if the bear is left sitting for too long. So, since this is the most common problem and the simplest to fix, I made up this little guide so that anyone can fix the motors on their bear without having to spend tons of money.

Tools Required:
Sewing kit
Scissors
Tape
Tweezers/pliers
Compressed air
Sharpie or other permanent marker
Phillips head screwdriver

**PLEASE NOTE this guide is only intended to help people with "un-sticking" their Teddy Ruxpin's motors. If your bear has any other problems, such as broken wires, battery acid damage, or broken plastic, this guide will not help you. If your bear has these problems or something I haven't mentioned, please feel free to contact me, or have him sent to a professional. **

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[Nuggetlover96]

wait.. if that's you using the drill...who's holding the camera?

[blueoctopede]

@Nuggetlover96 My assistant xD

[goldstorm5]

hi do you have a vvideo on repairing grubby

[blueoctopede]

@goldstorm5 Not yet, sorry!!

[ptgirl21]

what if the eyes and mouth r not working do u do the same steps for both of them?

[Twilight101cp]

@Lachlant1984 Well, I'm not reparing anything, I was just curious ^.^

[Lachlant1984]

@Twilight101cp I'm no expert on electric motors either, but as I understand from what I've read what happens is that over time the grease in the motors will migrate onto a part of the motor known as the commutator, this causes the motors to stop moving, I don't understand why that is, butg that's what I've read, of course I may have been mislead by that information Dr Eeypre's website has lots of info about repairing Teddy Ruxpin.

[Lachlant1984]

@Twilight101cp I'm probably not the best person to ask as I don't really know the exact ins and outs, but you may be able to remove the offending substance with some electronic component cleaner or perhaps distilled water or isopropyl alcohol, I can't give you a definitive answer, someone who knows more about circuit board repairs should be able to answer you better and correctly.

[Twilight101cp]

@Lachlant1984 Not that this has happened to me, but just wondering, what do you do if it DOES happen?

[Twilight101cp]

@blueoctopede Do you think there could be dried grease or something in there? I'm not an expert on toy motors, but my dad knows alot about motors in genral, and my grandpa take apart cheap little motor toys (Like those little fans and stuff, nothing big) and makes different things out of it and so they've told me different things about it. Hmm. I'll try and help you with it if you till haven't figured it out.

[joeywomer]

you are excellent with electronic repair.