wtm@bunker.UUCP (Bill McGarry) (01/07/86)
I purchased a 10 inch table saw from Sears several years ago and
overall have been satisfied with the quality versus price
($ 299). However, earlier this year the motor burned out and in
the process of getting it repaired, I learned two things:
1. The problem was sawdust in the motor - now I would periodically
clean out sawdust from under the top with a brush and a cheap
vacuum cleaner. But the Sears repairman said that what really
should be done is to turn the saw over and use an air compressor
to blow all of the sawdust out of the motor. I dont have an
air compressor but now have a powerful central vacuum which I
use with the crevice tool to really clean out the motor. The
owners manual merely states "throroughly clean out any
accumulated sawdust".
2. The repair quote was somewhere around $ 180 to completely
replace the motor. This seemed to be a bit ridiculous when
for another $ 100, I could buy another saw. However, I called
up Sears and asked about them rebuilding my motor. They had to
check with their headquarters but it turned out that they could
do this (and still guarantee it) for only $ 67 - over $ 100
difference! The final quality of the repair job was just as
good and the only drawback was waiting an additional 10 days
for my motor to be sent to Chicago to be rebuilt.
Bill McGarry
{ittatc, decvax}!bunker!wtmbarrys@hercules.UUCP (Barry Steel) (01/10/86)
Why on earth would have a repair man come out to look at your saw to replace motor, when almost every Sears store has the motor in stock? The cost is about $110. You just have to unbolt the old one and take off the pulley. The instructions on how to do this came with the saw. barry steel
wtm@bunker.UUCP (Bill McGarry) (01/15/86)
> Why on earth would have a repair man come out to look at your saw to replace > motor, when almost every Sears store has the motor in stock? The cost is > about $110. You just have to unbolt the old one and take off the pulley. > The instructions on how to do this came with the saw. Yes, every Sears store stocks the replacement motor but replacing the motor on this particular model is an unbelievable bitch. To get the motor out, you have to virtually disassemble the entire saw. It is NOT just a matter of taking a few bolts out and popping in a new motor. The repair man that came to the house could not even do it - and believe me - he tried. He had to take it back with him. The big problem is one big pin (10 inches long or so) that holds the motor. There is no easy access to this pin and so no easy way to get the motor out. The instructions that came with the saw? They give you an exploded diagram of the entire saw on one page - no help at all ( And I used to repair power tools for a couple of years.) Poor design but I think the saw is still worth the money. Sears charged about $20 (if I remember right) for the labor and this included taking the motor out, putting the new one in and adjusting it just right. For this, it wasn't worth the effort to do it myself. Bill McGarry Bunker Ramo, Trumbull, CT bunker!wtm