Bosch 4000 table saw

[cavazos31]

My saw siezed up on me the other day after years of pretty good abuse. I took out what appear to be the brushes (looked alright), and cleaned up everything with an air compressor. Too much saw dust, I should have kept it cleaner! I removed the blade, and cleaned up everything real good thinking I was about to tear it apart and I wanted everything as clean as possible to start. Noticed I had an outlet within reach of the saw cord and figured whats the harm, right? The saw actually started up perfectly. I turned it on and off numerous times, multiple days, and it kept turning on. Today, I went and got a new blade for it and after installing the blade, the motor got stuck again. When I turn on the switch, the blade won't budge, and the motor makes a humming noise that sounds so bad, I immediatly shut off the saw. I've read of this saw having a problamatic Field, but I'm not sure if it isn't a bearing or something else since it appears to be stuck. I removed the blade again and without the blade on, the motor seems to run fine. I'm sure I'll see more when I take it apart in a day or so. Anyone with similar experiences? Any help or insight would be greatly appreciated. Thanks,

Adrian

[cmoorejack]

Hey Adrian,
Keep a look out for that rear bearing..usually it seizes up and causes all kinds of problems..
cmoorejack