Bro, this was THE best instructional video I think I have ever seen. Your style is flawless. You deliver very detailed information concisely, you are very comfortable on camera, production is perfect, everything is perfect! You should make videos about how to make videos. You should teach PhD film students. I am almost glad my saw broke or I would never have seen this. Do not change a thing man. Thank you so much.

Thank you for this video. I don’t have a dewalt or a table saw with this issue. However I am one of those “I can do it myself…let me just check KZfaq first”. So I always appreciate whenever people put up clear step by step instructions like you’ve done here. As I stated, I didn’t NEED this information but I watched the entire video and appreciated all you did for those who do need it.

Have you changed out blades on your planer? Changed out to helix cutter? You are a great teacher and your fix the table saw video was a masterpiece. I agree with Matt below, this is the best one I have ever seen.

Thanks for this video. I had a slightly different issue, but watching this come apart and go back together helped me strategize how to tackle my own issue. Much appreciated!

Just repaired my Dewalt table saw. Excellent instructions. Your are right, it is about a 4 hour job. For me it was harder taking apart than putting back together.. I stripped one of the hex screws that holds the riving blade and had to drill it out. Got the gear case in the mail 3 days after ordering it for $57. Thanks again.

Thanks so much for putting this video together. My problem was that I could raise the blade, but not lower it. Your video showed enough of the inside guts that I was able to solve my problem without any new parts. Thanks again!

Hey there Tommy!! I want to compliment you on this crystal clear, informative, well-narrated narrated video. ( without bloody loud music as the voice stops) Thank you!! I was looking for information on my De Walt saw. I have the DWE 7492. when I raise my blade, this happens without issue, However, when I lower the blade, there is a degree of shuddering and clonking juddering noises, can anyone give any opinions or has anyone also encountered this?? Thanks again for your video, I have subscribed and will be watching more of your videos.. For what it is worth I am typing from Menorca Spain!! Thanks so much, one of the best videos I have ever watched on KZfaq.

Tommy, thanks for this informational video. Several years ago I bought your plans for the work bench and built it to most of your specs including the area for the table saw. I bought the same saw and have been using it since. Thankfully, I haven't had this issue with my saw, but if I do, I now know where to go back to. Thanks!

A BIG thank from my end to putting this video. Your video saved me 600 bucks today. ❤

Thank you for this video! I've successfully repaired my saw, and your instructions gave me the confidence to do the job.

Thank you, I got stuck on where to separate the motor from the gear box, and that's when i found this video. Ty

Excellent video! I have the exact same problem with my Dewalt DWE7480 after exactly 5 years of some weekend usage. The blade started getting harder to raise up and down after 3 years. I did some cleaning one to two times on the gears which did some help then a few days ago it simply broke. Your step-by-step illustration with excellent explanation and camera shooting angle helps me greatly to decide if I can do this repair. Sadly, I only find it comfortable doing the repair till the disassembling on the motor housing;(. I have ordered the Skil TS6307-00 table saw to replace this one. This excellent video has got me subscribed.

Excellent video. When I was looking at this saw and a similar Bosch I was concerned about the quality of the gears and their longevity. I’m glad now that I waited until I found an old Craftsman table saw on FB. Enjoyed the in depth description. We’ll done!

Great work and glad to see you back in action. Thanks for making a very clear instructional video of what seems to have been a challenging, but satisfying, repair for this table saw. Your strategy for disassembly and reassembly will be helpful for many tools. I formerly owned such a saw, but have since upgraded. However, I will definitely be scouting out the "Poor Man's Flea Markets" in Houston to try to to pick up one from the side of the curb and try my hand at repair for resale.

Nice work Tommy. Glad to see you making videos again

Thank you for making this video. You clearly put much time and effort into this video, and I appreciate it very much indeed. Subscribed! 👊

Great video Tommy. I dry-lube mine regularly, I hope I never need to do this! I'm saving the video just in case.

Thank you so much for this! I just finished. Positive I would not have been able to do it without this tutorial.

Excellent video, thanks. Exact same problem I have with my Metabo. Got it all apart, just waiting on new parts. Thx again,very helpful.

This is a very helpful and useful tutorial and it is a good guide for any saw repair. Thanks for sharing this great tutorial.

That was an amazing video. great camera angles and narration. it is definitely a design flaw. my saw is up and running again. ty

Thanks for that video. I had to do the same thing 2 years ago. This design is a bit flimsy because the problem has come back and it feels like I'll have to change it again soon. I remember I spent a lot of time trying to figure things out.. at least next time I'll have your video as a reference!

Taking pictures of wiring is always helpful.

Thank you so much for sharing this video! I have the same problem with mine. Now I feel comfortable moving forward since Dewalt wasn’t very helpful.

Wow, I just want to said this fix is intense and I’m not sure I could do if I needed too. The video was great with all the info one might need if u r confident enough to give it a try. Thank u!

Thanks for sharing, I have this very same saw myself and guess what I'll be doing by way of preventative maintenance this evening! Does seem to be a a major design flaw in what I think is an otherwise very good machine.

Thanks for sharing those tips and the make!

Wow. This is way more work than I would have expected.

Thank you for this video. Very good instruction in so many ways. Including your approach to disassembly for annual maintenance too. I have both the same saw and planer you show in the video. Have you run across any misalignments with your planer? Mine right out of the box was difficult to raise and lower due to the chain drive not properly aligned to the four posts. I attempted to rectify the problem but can not quite get the cutter head carriage to set square to the bed in addition to remaining stiffness when cranking for height adjust. Again I believe a problem is with the four posts and their relative chain and sprocket mechanism. Can not find any tutorial on the TUBE that addresses this particular DeWalt planer problem. Have you?

You just saved me 400$ ,someone is selling this saw for 200$ just because the blade don't go down

Wow pretty crazy for relatively new looking saw. Really DeWalt.

That was very educational. I don't need to replace the housing on mine, but I am curious where you got the housing from and how much it cost?

Had this happen to my Ryobi table saw. The problem as I see it is the steel rod on the aluminum housing. I was told by a shop teacher years back that steel and aluminum don't work together because of some reaction between the two metals that eats away at the aluminum. If you have aluminum storm doors you'll notice that the steel screws will loosen over time due to this. A brass threaded insert on the housing could probably solve this problem.

Great video! Helped a ton!

Thanks for this video, where did you buy the replacement part🤔. Lots of details I would of missed.

Fantastic step by step, man! Thanks a lot! 😃 I hope I never need it... But, if I do, I know where to find! 😊 Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

Did you ever say where you got the replacement gear case/motor mount? Sorry if I missed it. Great video!

Thx for the video, repaired my dw745 type4. Part only 40€ and 1.5h work time. Thx!

Nice job Tommy! Thanks for sharing with us!💖👍😎JP

What an absolutely idiotic design approach! There should have been a separate smaller piece of threaded aluminum to mate with the steel threads. In that event, a much smaller and hopefully cheaper replacement piece could be used. Makes me wonder what other shortcuts Dewalt has made with all of the other machine tools I have purchased from them! This is one of the finest videos I have seen of its type. The fact that you figured this out yourself is outstanding. If you aren't an engineer by occupation, I'm sure your could have been. Thank you very much.

Impressive that anyone could figure out that extensive of a repair which is well beyond my ability. Think it’s super important to stress: First thoroughly clean/lubricate gears and threaded rod-mine had exact same issue and thankfully that’s all it needed to work better than new.

Excellent run down cheers

Thanks huge help fixing mine

Great video, I had this exact problem after 2 1/2 years fortunately De Walt replaced the machine under warranty (in Australia). If it happens again this video is the answer.

good video, thanks, and thankfully my saw doesn't need this yet, its quite a job.

Did you look to see if there is a helicoil to repair the stripped thread?

Thanks for sharing!

Great video thanks

great video

My dewalt binds when raising. I’m going to use this video to see what’s going on. Thank you

Great video thanks..I believe you forgot one o ring inside the housing

Life saver right here

My 7485 is fairly new. Is there any way I can prevent this from happening to my saw? Maintenance wise? Thanks for your video.

Excellent video! First of your vids I’ve seen. Don’t have this saw, but still watched it simply for it’s presentation. What I liked...if I had really needed the info...no music! I hate music in informational vids...no excessive commentary, in my opinion...no ‘waving of parts’ in my face for 10 seconds!...excellent close up, well lit camera work! But back to the repair...please blow with air hose and dry lube these aluminum threads ‘regularly’...as ‘they’ say, or this failure will surely reoccur! You should post a video on “how to do videos”.

Everyone should save this video to share it or use it when the time comes. Thanks!

That was a doozy of a repair. Great tutorial

I’ve owned my Dewalt for less than a year now and I love it. I saved your video just in case, but do you have any suggestions for preventing this problem or is it just inevitable?

Great vid

Thanks a lot this will help a lot of people, but remember this is no diu project. Any chance doing a video of a not removable blade in a DeWalt jigsaw? Call it stupid but I have now 4 with a stuck blade. Thanks for sharing.

I have the same saw and it’s developing the same problem. I’m not sure I want to take on that extensive repair, specially taking the motor apart. It’s disappointing that a brand like DeWalt chose such a poor design: even if replaced the aluminium housing is bound to fail again.

Mine just started rattling and skipping. I remembered seeing another video on this flaw a few years. I am considering alternative repair options. Do you happen know: 1) What type/size of thread is the threaded rod? 2) Is there any excess thread on the rod when the blade is fully lowered or raised? In that case, one might simply glue a nut to the aluminum casing on either side of the internal thread. (I would check myself, but my saw is at my project site, and I'd like to come prepared next time there)

Damn this is pretty involved, hopefully my saw does not need to be disassembled that much any time soon :p I try to remove it from my bench and clean it up/lube (dry PTFE lube) all the gear and moving parts at least once a year. I should probably do it soon.

Seems like a good application for a heli-coil or similar.

Repair complete and astonishingly I have 2 leftover hex screws. Help!

Greetings, do you use your saw to make half lap joints? I have a new (warranty replacement, i tried to address this issue one with the DeWalt service center ) DeWalt DWE7485 table saw. My saw will only maintain its dialed in height if the wheel is at the top dead center or bottem center. E.G. when I start the saw with the wheel at the 9 o'clock position it will slowly rotate counter clockwise to the 6 o'clock position. My assumption is that this being a "contractor" saw it was only engineered for rip and crosscuts. It doesn't matter if the blade is say an extra 1/8 of an inch too high. It was not engineered for jointer precisition. As you know the raising and lowering mechnanism doesn't have an adjustment to "stiffen" the action. Is it because my blade is a 7 1/4 inches and yours looks like a 10 inch? Maybe it's an inertia issue? Any guidance you can provide would be greatly appreciated. Great video by the way!

How old is this table saw? Seems too new to need such a major part replacement. Great video though. Thanks for sharing. :-)

Good job I don't think I want to go through all that to save my saw

yes i have seen this problem in the uk........series 4 table saw lucky for me i have had not had this problem i use compressed air to clean the shaft and lube it with light oil not grease otherwise sawdust sticks to it, bad design from a big brand company come on dewalt offer a call back warranty

Thank you. I have the same problem to fix. Bad engineering from Dewalt.

Struggling find this part What is the name and part number of it please ?

Wouldn't hurt to put a dab of anti-sieze on steel threads that die into aluminum castings for future disassembly

So basically, you created the video manual that didn't exist. Maybe DeWalt should credit you for it and send you a gift :-)

Hope myin never breaks looks like a rite pain in the hole bud

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I always help the mechanism a little bit by holding the blade slightly while dropping it, and gently lifting it while I crank to raise it. If it makes grinding noises, clean it and use a dry lubricant.

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Don't throw that housing out. Keep it. Next time that thread strips your better off putting a helicoil in. Ally wears and strips in no time

yo this is hard lol

OMG just when i think i have made up my mind on which saw to buy i see something like this. Dewalt, Skillsaw, Ridgid, Hitachi. Tired of watching videos. So.....how long do we think it will take these companies to correct this proverbial design flaw, as if hasn't been around for a while.

Yikes.