shims

[Jesse Sexton]

One of the shims that the motor rides up and down on is stuck and makes it hard to adjust blade up and down. What is the procedure to replace these shims?

[patrick stewart]

You have to remove the left side cover and the remove the blade cover. After this you will remove the blade. Behind the blade there are 4 screws. Loosen all four. If the shim is on the backside you will pull the plate, if the front is where the problem is I would run the blade to its upper level and pull the shim and reinstall a new one. After you bring the blade all the way up, hold the shim and crank it back down to remove. Clean the saw dust from the entire inside of the saw at this time. All gears all corners. It won't hurt to spray the gears with a grease-less spray.