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Sorry to be a buzz kill, but AFAIK you can't "reverse" a worm gear.

You can, worm gears that can't be reversed are called self-locking, but depending on setup, it's possibly to drive them in reverse with some effort.

Can't do it with Lego worm gears though. Maybe if you add some machine oil, but otherwise the plastic-vs-plastic friction is just too much.