Litter-Robot 2: Motor Installation - Units After 11/2009

The Litter-Robot 2 motor can be purchased on our website at https://www.litter-robot.com/litter-robot/parts.html. If you think that the motor on your Litter-Robot needs to be replaced, we recommend sending your Litter-Robot in for repair. If you choose to purchase the motor and install yourself, please follow these instructions.
 

These instructions apply to units that are manufactured anytime after November 6, 2009. If your Litter-Robot was manufactured prior to November 6, 2009, please use the instructions located here:
LR 2 | Motor Installation- Units Before 11/2009

If you are unsure when your Litter-Robot was manufactured, please contact Customer Service with the serial number located on the inside back wall of the base. Motors can be returned within 30 days unopened.
 

See the full set of instructions below to learn how to replace the motor in your Litter-Robot 2.

Removing the Motor

1.  Unplug your Litter-Robot and remove the waste drawer and globe.

2.  Using a 5/16 socket, loosen the lower motor mount as shown below.

3.  Using a size T-20 torx bit, remove the seven screws around base.

4.  Free blue and black wires from clips inside the base as shown below.

5.  Lift the top of the base up and flip upside down, setting gently on top of the lower half of the base.

6.  Use socket to loosen remaining motor mounts.  

Please note: You may have to manually rotate black drive gear to access lower motor mount as shown below.

7.  Locate and remove safety line cover by gently lifting up on one side.

8.  Use needle-nosed pliers to carefully separate red and green wire as well as white and brown wire.

9.  Gently free white and red wires from the base hook. 

10.  Remove motor.

Replacing the Motor

1.  Position the new motor into the base as shown. While keeping the motor in position, carefully tighten the motor mount into place, making sure the nut and washer are together while being careful not to over-tighten (causing damage to the plastic housing).

2.  Push the red and white wires back under the plastic hook in the base. Press the red with the green wire and the white with the brown wire snugly together and place them back into the safety line cavity, clicking the cover back into place.

(Note: If your motor does not match these specs, please contact Customer Experience for further instructions. Include a description and serial number for your base.)

3.  Make sure the white and red wire are not hanging down out of the base.

4.  Next, align the top half of the base back in place while assuring the motor mount is in place and the nut and washer are together.

5.  Snap the wires back into the clips and tighten the lower motor mount without over-tightening.

6.  Finally, fasten all seven screws to secure the base back together.

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