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the cogs in correct positions in case it falls apart on you!- take them off and clean and put back in correct order of course

side on view of silver moteor - you can see the clasps at side- these are the black plastic clips that ease back to allow its easy release

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Thanks Roydon. We had an E8 error code so I followed what you said and freed up the cogs. It seems to be working again...I will try to upload some additional images to help anyone else as dismantling the valve is slightly tricky but if you take your time and dont force anything open such as the...

motor unclipped reveals hidden screw on black plate..left screw already removed in this pic

after removal of plastic plate and the cogs that are inside it- microswitch is box at left- you can gently turn the cog at centre and it opens the microswitch

silver motor

valve is the orange coloured part

side on view - rubber cover over the silver motor

pics of the stages of dismantling the alternate valve on a smeg 614s