Recent content by Dajoca

Okay. Got the armature out by gripping the exposed bearing between the helical gear and the fan blades, and pulling hard. The stuck bearing was held in place by some stiff, extra sticky, gloop. That then made the removal of the stuck carbon brushes a much easier task.

Cheap bearing / wiper puller used to remove both armature bearings. Cleaned up the commutator with some fine wet and dry. Reinstalled the bearings on the shafts with a long 10mm socket and hammer. Now just the stripped rubber roller to repair, but it's already sounding like a different machine.

Bought an old 110v Hitachi C8FS mitre saw. Went to use it yesterday and it turned on, then stopped. Hoping it would be the brushes, I tried to remove them to check. Jammed solid. I cannot see how to get the brushes removed without removing the armature, but even with the motor assembly...

I just solved the problem of the tight pulley on the end of the armature. Wrap the drive belt around it and it grips the pulley well enough to allow it to undo by hand. Happy days.

As a cheapskate who buys old knackered tools, I just bought an old Wolf / Makita 5573 for £20 in "good working order" (homer) Rear roller is stripped of rubber, the graphite pad is shredded and the Armature bearings need replacing, as one has all but seized. A few questions. 1. I've chosen...

Thank you all for the replies. FLH or Lons. I'm hoping then, that my first photo shows that it is the bonded rubber edge with the groove cut in it Could you tell me where the blade aligned on the top wheel on your models, as the video I saw, said the gullet should be at the center of the...

Hi. I have just had a good look at the bandsaw and while it seems to run okay, I have a few questions. The wheels are unfortunately plastic (I couldn't find that out before buying). Given that the saw was made in 1989 and they've lasted this long, is this likely to be a problem. The wheels do...

Thank you very much Bob. I will keep it available, so if anyone wants it in future, PM me and I'll email it to you. With all of the other garbage clogging up the net, It's hard to believe that the almighty google failed me this time. Thanks again.

Hello all. I know this has been asked many times before, but does anyone still have a pdf copy of the manual for the Dewalt 3401 bandsaw? It seems that google has everything but.. Thanks in advance.