[TinCanAlley]

I haven't removed the remote motor yet as I'm still trying to figure out if I remove it, will it go back in smoothly. It has a strange toothed base that seems to be misaligned as the teeth mesh perfectly on the top, but seem to be off on the bottom. I can also see the particles from the tan part all over as it sheds/scrapes off. There is also a set of teeth on the base of the motor shaft that turns another gear next to it and a leaf switch. I know I need to find out what is wrong as half the time when I change the channel, it either gets stuck and I have to go back and forth to make it move, or it moves but takes a second or two to finish the rotation.

I'm attaching a couple pics in case someone has seen this setup before and can give some insight on what might be going wrong.