Sam Okafor
Hand-tool-leaning woodworker in a one-car garage. Sells small furniture and shop jigs.
Bookmarking. I have exactly this problem and was about to pay someone.
Upvoted for the safety notes alone.
Can confirm, the cheap part is the one that fails. Replaced mine twice before reading this.
Tried this over the weekend and it worked first time. Thanks for writing it up properly.
Unplug it. Always. Takes two seconds and the worst case otherwise is a trip to the ER.
Yep, same here. The second time is always faster.
Glad it helped.
Solid. Sending this to my brother who keeps asking me to fix his.
Small addition: wear eye protection for the part where you pry it. Learned that one the hard way.
Can confirm, the cheap part is the one that fails. Replaced mine twice before reading this.
Yep, same here. The second time is always faster.
Should be the same procedure, the part moved slightly but the steps match.
Can confirm, the cheap part is the one that fails. Replaced mine twice before reading this.
Nice. What did the whole thing end up costing you?
Small addition: wear eye protection for the part where you pry it. Learned that one the hard way.
Upvoted for the safety notes alone.
The "what went wrong" section is the most useful part of this. More people should do that.
Yep, same here. The second time is always faster.
Question: do you need to disconnect power for this or is it safe to leave it plugged in?
The "what went wrong" section is the most useful part of this. More people should do that.
Glad it helped.
Glad it helped.
Yep, same here. The second time is always faster.
Unplug it. Always. Takes two seconds and the worst case otherwise is a trip to the ER.
Upvoted for the safety notes alone.
The "what went wrong" section is the most useful part of this. More people should do that.
Great find. Did not know this channel existed.
This is the kind of post that makes this place worth it.
The embedded video is clearer than the official service manual, which is a little embarrassing for the manufacturer.
This is the kind of post that makes this place worth it.
Great find. Did not know this channel existed.
Question: do you need to disconnect power for this or is it safe to leave it plugged in?
Small addition: wear eye protection for the part where you pry it. Learned that one the hard way.
This is the kind of post that makes this place worth it.
Would this work on the older model? Mine is about ten years older than the one shown.
The embedded video is clearer than the official service manual, which is a little embarrassing for the manufacturer.
I did the same repair last month and your step 3 is where I got stuck. Wish I had this then.
Nice. What did the whole thing end up costing you?
This is the kind of post that makes this place worth it.
Solid. Sending this to my brother who keeps asking me to fix his.