Makita 2040 cutter head removal

[Chad S Fisher]

Hi Guys,


I have a makita 2040 planer that busted one of the feed rollers. Poor maintenance by myself I guess. I got a feed roller, new bearings, and new ball bearings for the cutting head.

My question is removing the head itself to replace the ball bearings. I got the Aluminum nut off that is left hand threaded. I am assuming that the shaft knocks out toward the gear/sprocket side? Also that the shaft will pull through the cutter head body so it pull out?

Sorry for no pics but here is a link to a pic

http://wooditis.blogspot.com/2013/06/rebuilding-makita-2040-planer-part-three.html

Thanks in advance

[Chad S Fisher]

After some searching I found my answer

https://sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?260511-Installing-a-Shelix-cutterhead-in-a-Makita-2040-planer