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   Don_Scheuer | Apr 28, 2000 05:41pm | #2

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   Hey, MD, if you have an arbor lock, you can just move your arm back and forth really fast. Kind of like using a handsaw...

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   Guest_ | Apr 29, 2000 07:33am | #3

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   Dog,

   Replace the brushes and clean the arbor up where the brushes contact it.

   Also, since the bearings are probably sealed with plastic, pry the plastic back just a bit with an exacto knife and, using a small pump can, work some dura lube into the bearing. Then work the plastic seal back to where it was.

   If you want to pay the postage, (both ways), you can send it to me and I'll rebuild it for you. This goes for anyone else too. Just about any power tool.

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   Guest_ | Apr 29, 2000 09:58am | #4

   *you could add a pulley to the arbor and use a fan belt to run to another pulley on a shaft witha sprocket and hook the whole thing up to a stationary bicycle and sell it as an exercise machine

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   Guest_ | Apr 29, 2000 03:44pm | #5

   *Luka,I thank you for the good advice. I believe you could fix a space shuttle. Postage could run a little high though, eh?Here's the interesting thing. I was cutting some wood, just small stuff, no real motor strain. Cut a couple pieces, turned it on again, and a click. just nothing. And, I even tried to give it a push. Nothing.I'll give it a shot, cleaning the brushes. MD

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   Guest_ | Apr 29, 2000 04:20pm | #6

   *i You tried to give it a push???!!Please say you used a piece of scrap to push with.Be careful out there.Rich Beckman

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   Guest_ | Apr 29, 2000 04:36pm | #8

   *dig41,Sounds like you need to break it down, clean all the parts and put it back together. You'll find any bad parts during this process. Good luck.Ed. Williams

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   Guest_ | Apr 29, 2000 04:36pm | #7

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   I hardly ever use my old ryobi radial arm saw anymore but now when I need it its acting up. It wont move up or down until I crank the lever a few dozen times before it starts to move. I tried using DW40 on the post without any change.

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   Guest_ | Apr 28, 2000 03:24pm | #1

   *You think yours has problems. My 20 yr. old craftsman (!) just clicks when I turn it on. Hard to saw wood with that slow a blade speed. WD40 didn't work for me either.MD