Jim C Martin
04-05-2015, 11:26 PM
Hello All:
I'm in the process of removing the cutterhead from my Powermatic 209. I'm following the video posted by Popular Woodworking (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtOvsz-f7ts). At about the 4:00 min mark he pulls on the gear box and it slides toward him. My gear box is completely loose (yes the bolts are out) but the cutterhead does not budge. I've tried various levels of "drop" but it seems to me it should be pretty near the installed position so as not to bind the bearing. I did some tapping on the other end of the shaft but it was nearly 9pm Sunday here and I didn't want to make too much noise.
Do I just need to beat heck out of the other end with either a rubber mallet or a hammer with a block of wood protecting the end of the shaft to get it to move?
Or is it possible that my Powermatic 209 has some hidden gotcha? Looking at the exploded view in the manual I don't see a snap ring or anything that might be holding things in place.
Any advice?
I'll call Powermatic in the morning but would love to hear from one of you who has done it yourself.
Cheers,
Jim
I'm in the process of removing the cutterhead from my Powermatic 209. I'm following the video posted by Popular Woodworking (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtOvsz-f7ts). At about the 4:00 min mark he pulls on the gear box and it slides toward him. My gear box is completely loose (yes the bolts are out) but the cutterhead does not budge. I've tried various levels of "drop" but it seems to me it should be pretty near the installed position so as not to bind the bearing. I did some tapping on the other end of the shaft but it was nearly 9pm Sunday here and I didn't want to make too much noise.
Do I just need to beat heck out of the other end with either a rubber mallet or a hammer with a block of wood protecting the end of the shaft to get it to move?
Or is it possible that my Powermatic 209 has some hidden gotcha? Looking at the exploded view in the manual I don't see a snap ring or anything that might be holding things in place.
Any advice?
I'll call Powermatic in the morning but would love to hear from one of you who has done it yourself.
Cheers,
Jim