[DrKnow65]

The wires inside the motor can are just "butt" soldered togeather to the winding leads ( the wires are just touching end to end then soldered )

When I replaced my motor wires I used desoldering-braid to pull all the solder out of the winding leads (where your silicone covered wires attach inside the motor) once the solder was gone, I frayed out the winding leads and pushed the deans wire into it so they were intertwined (like if you put your two hands togeather with your fingers pushed through eachother) Then I used a single strand of wire to wrap around the frayed out connection to pull it all back togeather (this makes a mechanical connection, you could pull on the wires a bit and they would stay in place, like if someone wrapped a shoelace around you interlaced fingers it would be hard to get your hands apart)) then I soldered the connection. Just keep in mind this is a difficult opperation because it all happens inside the can. It takes a high wattage iron (at least 40watts- I used a gun that was 150watts) and you'll have to use heat shrink inside the can too so you'll need somthing better than a bic lighter... if you do it just make sure the wires are the same size as the originals and they are pointed the right way befor you solder them or else you'll have problems routing them out of the can properly. I used deans 12 gauge wet noodle and modified the can a bit with a dremel tool to give them room to get out and heat shrinked them where they exit the can to avoid shorting out if they got banged in to.

Of course this voids any warranty so if you have the warranty option I'd go there first. I like avoid dealing with warranty stuff myself and would rather fix the problem so it dosn't happen again (if you get a replacement motor it will be built the same way and may happen again)

If you do decide to change the wires you'll have to open the motor up which is another adventure you'll have to prepare for as well (the screws are lock-tighted-in and you'll have to heat them up to carefully remove them). Not sure this is the best option for you, depends on your experience-tools-available help-ect...