Ryobi AP 10 planer, help please

[Chadwick]

Afternoon all:

Have a question on my AP10 planer. I was looking the planer over, before doing some light planing for a bird house project for my uncle. The adjustment seemed a little tight, so I thought that some WD-40 might help. It only made it worse. Now it's so darned hard to crank, that I can barely move it at all. Any suggestions? I suppose now it will have to be dissassembled and cleaned. What should I use for a lubricant, if any? The manual suggested a light coating of machine oil. Is there a better product? Appreciate any help.

Thank you,

Chadwick

[John Hunter]

I use WD40 on my Delta all the time. Never had a problem. I would take it apart and see what is causing it to bind up.

[Chadwick]

It appears that the crankside elavation post is seized up. I have to use wrench to turn it out. It was really snug. I'll have to look to see if the threaded part where the post inserts is stripping out, cause somethin' just ain't runnin smoothly.


Chadwick

[gmack5]

Don't want to steal a thread or start a fight, but WD40 is NOT a lubricant!
Those of you that continue to use WD40 for the purpose of lubricating the running parts of your BT3X00 are in for a rude awakening down the road.
If you insist on using a "light" oil on your BT3X00, you'd be better off using Sewing Machine oil or 3-in-1 Oil rather than WD40.

[Chadwick]

Problem solved. Disassembled and cleaned, seems to work better. Guess that it was just gummed up. It looked pretty good, I don't tend to let my tools get terribly bad. But once I started cleaning the gears, some of it almost seemed like glue.

Thanks,

Chadwick