Does anyone have repair experience with the Delta "direct drive" (actually gear drive) table saw motor units ? Mine has been acting funny , has almost a "howling" sound under load , and today the blade stalled in a cut . Motor still at full RPM , blade dead stoppped and that noise coming from the motor unit . I know there is slippage in there , need to know if this is a major repair or just an overload device that I've , well , overloaded . If this turns out to be a big deal I'll just move the fence over to the "new" belt drive unit I got at a yard sale (25 bucks) . I did nurse it through cutting all the OSB pieces for the trusses I'm working on , so it's not time-critical for now . I'm suspecting the driven gear on the arbor shaft is pressed on and is slipping ...
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7 years ago