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I absolutely agree that replacing the entire motor (and spending $800 for it) seems really unnecessary. Unless there is something noticeably wrong with the motor housing, brushes, worm gear, etc. the obvious point of failure is the worn gear. Replacing it makes the unit good as new.
The very loud clicking noise that you get just after turning off the car tells you the motor is still good, it's turning the worm gear but not engaging due to the worn out gear teeth on the nylon wheel.
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