When I grasped the plastic wheel as shown in the second photo, it was loose. Later I discovered the motor worked fine and had not burned out. The press fit began to slip and the plastic wheel slipped on the steel shaft. It is a steel shaft with two grooves for snap rings. That piece of misinformation led me into more work than necessary digging down into the machine to get to the blender motor and test it. She believed she had burned out the blender motor from overuse in a short period of time. One daughter said the machine no longer works. When the blender stops automatically, you have a delicious frozen drink. Then the blender starts and the ice shaving stops in a few seconds. The machine shaves ice, which falls into the blender to join the mix and the liquor. Set the controls for the automatic feature and engage the momentary contact toggle switch.

Put ice cubes into the clear basket at the top of the machine. To use the machine, pour drink mix and liquor into the blender. The other is in the base of the machine and drives the blender. One is in the upper part of the machine and is for shaving ice.