Tony Vrolyk
12-06-2018, 11:07 PM
I bought a used Ridgid OSS. It was originally listed for $100 which seems like the going rate. But when I got there I found it wasn't oscillating. So I offered $50 and she took it. She was cleaning out her dads shop. There wasn't much left but she offered a couple small work tables to go with it and for another $10 I got quite a bit of oak and maple boards. So even if the sander can't be fixed it wasn't a bad deal.
The sander will oscillate one time and stop at the top and start vibrating. I took the oscillating assembly apart and found that there is a bronze gear that engages a larger plastic gear. Those two come apart and I believe that is the problem. When I re-seat them, put it back together and test, it again oscillates one time and then vibrates. Again disassemble and those two parts are separated again.
From what I can find online no one has taken that oscillating assembly apart and posted anything. The manual shows it as part of the motor/drive assembly so I am getting into uncharted waters. But I thought I would try here to see if anyone has had any luck with a similar problem.
I put together a video (which confirmed I will never be a Youtube star) where I show it broken down. Since I surely could not get the parts I need without buying the whole assembly, my thought is to just epoxy the parts together. From what it looks like they are supposed to be engaged at all times but they probably used two parts - one metal and on plastic - to save on cost.
Any thoughts would be appreciated.
https://youtu.be/tQEzl80oSGU
The sander will oscillate one time and stop at the top and start vibrating. I took the oscillating assembly apart and found that there is a bronze gear that engages a larger plastic gear. Those two come apart and I believe that is the problem. When I re-seat them, put it back together and test, it again oscillates one time and then vibrates. Again disassemble and those two parts are separated again.
From what I can find online no one has taken that oscillating assembly apart and posted anything. The manual shows it as part of the motor/drive assembly so I am getting into uncharted waters. But I thought I would try here to see if anyone has had any luck with a similar problem.
I put together a video (which confirmed I will never be a Youtube star) where I show it broken down. Since I surely could not get the parts I need without buying the whole assembly, my thought is to just epoxy the parts together. From what it looks like they are supposed to be engaged at all times but they probably used two parts - one metal and on plastic - to save on cost.
Any thoughts would be appreciated.
https://youtu.be/tQEzl80oSGU