<p>I've had my printer for almost a year now.</p>

<p>Is there something I should be doing to maintain the motors?</p>

[{'answer_id': 153, 'author': 'Tom van der Zanden', 'author_id': 26, 'author_profile': 'https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/users/26', 'pm_score': 3, 'selected': False, 'text': '<p>No, stepper motors do not require maintenance. They are a brushless kind of motor, so they do not have brushes that need to be replaced.</p>\n'}, {'answer_id': 160, 'author': 'tamarintech', 'author_id': 174, 'author_profile': 'https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/users/174', 'pm_score': 5, 'selected': True, 'text': '<p>The stepper motor itself does not.  You may want to inspect the motors for debris or dust.</p>\n\n<p>Depending on your configuration you may want to check on parts of your printer that connect to your stepper motor such as shaft couplings, pulleys, lead screws/threaded rods and belts.  The stepper motor wires should occasionally be inspected for wear and strain.</p>\n'}]
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