Originally posted by adruin I have a DA* 16-50 sdm and fortunatly the af motor hasn't failed yet.
Lately i've been watching some repair tutorials in case the motor fails and i was wondering if there is some place online where i can buy just the replacement motor and do the repair myself to save a bit of money since it looks quite doable.
If you have any information reguarding privates purchasing these types of motors please tell me.
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Sorry, as far as I am aware, no one has succeeded in buying repair parts personally for many years.
It's possible you could find a damaged or broken or "for parts only" lens for sale and use the SDM motor out of that one, but there would be no guarantee that it hadn't already failed itself or how long it would last.
Fingers crossed that you don't have to find out.