I am an amateur woodworker and this is my first post ever. I own one of the infamous Ridgid TS 3650 with the defective arbor shafts. It was purchased at HD, here in Montreal. The defect is in the machining of the tread. A slight gap causes the second blade of a stacked dadoset to be slightly off of center, resulting in a cut with a grooved bottom. Upon contacting Ridgid, I was referred to their service center. They wanted me to bring in the saw for them to change the arbor shaft. I tried to explain to no avail that the saw weighs in excess of 300 pounds and requires a truck to be moved. This was to no avail and they would not send a technician to my house.
I then called the Canadian distributor and they sent me the part to be replaced. I now have to change the arbor shafts myself. Does anyone know how to do this and whether it can be done without special tools such as a puller.
Your help is much appreciated.
Guy
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Guy,
You don't have to bring the whole saw into the service center, just the assembly that the shaft goes into. Being that you are now thinking about replacing the arbor yourself, here's a compromise solution:
Take the wings, the fence assembly, the tilt and blade height handles, and the motor mount off of the saw to start. Now unbolt the top from the cabinet and deliver it to the service center for the arbor replacement.
You would have to go through all of the disassembly if you were replacing the arbor yourself, but this way you can leave the most technical part of the job to the service techs. The top assembly, separated from the saw, should be easy to handle, it probably doesn't weigh more than 60 or 70 pounds.
I haven't done an arbor shaft replacement on this saw, so I don't know for sure what tools are needed for the job, but it is quite likely that a puller is needed.
John W.
Edited 9/20/2005 12:21 pm ET by JohnWW
John:
Thanks for the reply. In searching the archives, I also saw one of the earlier posts, which proposed the Epoxy cement solution. I had thought of that one myself, and am comforted by the fact that you were successful. I will try that out first, and if it proves to be satisfactory, It will save me the trouble of taking the saw apart, making two visits to the Service center and putting it back together and adjusting everything again. Time is a precious commodity.
Cheers.
Guy
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