dewalt 13 planer

[smdemar]

how do i replace the fan housing

[Tinkerdave]

Hi smdemar,
Depending on how many hours you have on the planner you might consider replacing the following while you have it apart. 5140010-00 Dust Shroud,5140011-74 Fan,and Fan Housing Set (Includes Both Parts Of the Housing. Reason being there is accumulative wear on all these parts and a perfect seal is needed to make sure that the chips are expelled out of the exhaust.If not you will get an accumulation of chips building up around the exhaust shroud causing future problems.
First remove your shroud then remove the housing clips and screws. If I remember right you need a 12mm socket to remove the nut that holds the fan on the shaft.Then the inner housing has 4 screws that hold it to the motor.Depending on your serial number they used a couple of different types of screws. Reassemble in reverse order.Hope this helps.Good luck.
Tinker