I have an old Craftsman contractor saw from the 80's (113.298151).
The blade height has been getting harder to change over time - and finally froze this weekend. I took the saw apart and managed to separated the arbor housing and the cradle.
Unfortunately the shaft that connects the two stayed in the arbor housing instead of the cradle (opposite the way the parts diagram shows: http://www.searspartsdirect.com/model-number/11/3298151/0247/0744600.html)
The shaft is stuck in the arbor housing and was not able to push it out using a gear puller (decided to stop and see if perhaps it belonged there - which I don't think it does).
I've run across post from other owners who have had this shaft get stuck and were able to pull it out and get the saw working again. I've not run across anyone else who had the wrong end of the shaft come out.
Does anyone have recommendations or hints other that soak the stuck shaft in Kroil and try the standard heat/pound/push to get the shaft out of the arbor housing?
Thanks,
Jim
The blade height has been getting harder to change over time - and finally froze this weekend. I took the saw apart and managed to separated the arbor housing and the cradle.
Unfortunately the shaft that connects the two stayed in the arbor housing instead of the cradle (opposite the way the parts diagram shows: http://www.searspartsdirect.com/model-number/11/3298151/0247/0744600.html)
The shaft is stuck in the arbor housing and was not able to push it out using a gear puller (decided to stop and see if perhaps it belonged there - which I don't think it does).
I've run across post from other owners who have had this shaft get stuck and were able to pull it out and get the saw working again. I've not run across anyone else who had the wrong end of the shaft come out.
Does anyone have recommendations or hints other that soak the stuck shaft in Kroil and try the standard heat/pound/push to get the shaft out of the arbor housing?
Thanks,
Jim