Delta Planer 22-540 Height adjustment issue

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I need some help, my wife bought me a used delta planer 22-540 as a gift. It runs great as long as I only want to run 1/2 boards through it. I can't get it to raise up the heoight on 1 side, it is the opposite side of the handle. I don't want to upset her as she thought she was geting me a nice gift since I could not afford a new one.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[UtahAV]

The height adjustment system is basically made up from two adjustment screws, one on each side of the cutterhead and a rod underneath the planer base that connects the two adjustment screws. There are several things that could cause the system to no longer adjust the height. It could just be dirty. There could be rust binding up the adjustment screws. The gears that transfer the rotation of the adjustment screws to the lower rod could be damaged or are simply spinning on the shafts. Each one of these requires a different repair that is somewhat lengthy to explain. See if you can tell where the problem is occurring, in the gearing, where the adjustment screw meets the cutterhead, etc. and write back. I will see if I can help you solve the problem from there.

Good luck!

-UtahAV
-Mark