I'm past wondering if the motor is any good. It sparks like mad and know it needs to be replaced. Already ordered a new one (my options are limited because of space constraints and my absolute satisfaction with the BT3000 after years of use). Had the opportunity to replace shims about 2 years ago and MANY THANKS for the excellent guides in this forum. The pics were priceless and made the job less threatening - even easy!
OK, so now I've stripped down the saw - just like for shim replacement - and I managed to remove the belts easily with a new technique that I'll share when I confirm that it works for reinstalls as well.
My problem: I still can't remove the motor assembly from the motor bracket. And Yes, I did remove the four corner screws from the motor housing that seems to hold it to the motor bracket (including the one that attaches the strain relief for the power cord). The best movement I can get is a rotation of the motor about 20 degrees clockwise and counterclockwise.
One likely option is that I need to get more aggressive in pulling the motor from the bracket. Might it be just a tight fit? I see no opportunities to undo anything mechanical to liberate the motor.
I read in a earlier post that you need to disassemble the two mating elevation gears to remove the bracket. I don't think that should be necessary because the motor simply "rides" on/in the bracket - I think. Even if I did remove the bracket from the saw, I still don't understand how that will help to remove the motor from the bracket.
Any ideas/feedback would be most appreciated.
When I'm all done with this exercise, I'll try to post some pics to support the activities beyond the "shim replacement" stage.
OK, so now I've stripped down the saw - just like for shim replacement - and I managed to remove the belts easily with a new technique that I'll share when I confirm that it works for reinstalls as well.
My problem: I still can't remove the motor assembly from the motor bracket. And Yes, I did remove the four corner screws from the motor housing that seems to hold it to the motor bracket (including the one that attaches the strain relief for the power cord). The best movement I can get is a rotation of the motor about 20 degrees clockwise and counterclockwise.
One likely option is that I need to get more aggressive in pulling the motor from the bracket. Might it be just a tight fit? I see no opportunities to undo anything mechanical to liberate the motor.
I read in a earlier post that you need to disassemble the two mating elevation gears to remove the bracket. I don't think that should be necessary because the motor simply "rides" on/in the bracket - I think. Even if I did remove the bracket from the saw, I still don't understand how that will help to remove the motor from the bracket.
Any ideas/feedback would be most appreciated.
When I'm all done with this exercise, I'll try to post some pics to support the activities beyond the "shim replacement" stage.
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