Difficulty
Moderate
Steps
7
Time Required
20 minutes
Sections
2
- Removing shoe and boot.
- 3 steps
- Blade Shaft
- 4 steps
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Introduction
What you need
Step 1
Removing shoe and boot.
- Remove the battery before disassembly.
- Remove the shoe by pressing the yellow button on the left side of the hand grip.
Remove the battery before disassembly.
Remove the shoe by pressing the yellow button on the left side of the hand grip.
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Step 2
- Remove the two M8x18mm T20 bolts from the front plate.
Remove the two M8x18mm T20 bolts from the front plate.
Step 3
- Pull the front of the grip while holding the saw body in place.
Pull the front of the grip while holding the saw body in place.
Step 4
Blade Shaft
- Remove the four M8x18mm T20 screws on the top of the gearbox.
- Pull the top of the gearbox off and set the saw body aside.
Remove the four M8x18mm T20 screws on the top of the gearbox.
Pull the top of the gearbox off and set the saw body aside.
Step 5
- Remove the black plastic dust covers using the plastic pry bar.
- Remove the two M5 lock nuts using a 5/16" socket.
Remove the black plastic dust covers using the plastic pry bar.
Remove the two M5 lock nuts using a 5/16" socket.
Step 6
- Turn the housing over and remove the two countersunk M5x17mm T20 bolts from the shaft yoke.
- Remove the yoke.
Turn the housing over and remove the two countersunk M5x17mm T20 bolts from the shaft yoke.
Remove the yoke.
Step 7
- Pull the shaft out of the front of the housing.
- Leave the shaft saddle in place over the holes in the cover.
- Re-grease before re-assembly. If there are metal shavings or pieces of the broken shaft left in the gearbox make sure to remove them before re-greasing.
Pull the shaft out of the front of the housing.
Leave the shaft saddle in place over the holes in the cover.
Re-grease before re-assembly. If there are metal shavings or pieces of the broken shaft left in the gearbox make sure to remove them before re-greasing.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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