Happy Ending to an expensive worm gear slide out problem`

Just for curiosity did you record the time spent repairing it. From the time you started till the time you finished, including time to go to and return from the motor shop. At $90/100 an hour just would like to know how much if you had hired it out. Labor is the killer but inflated parts prices don't help. Great that you saved all that money. Like you, I don"t like paying for something I can fix.