So, I am in the middle of raising about a dozen panels in my router table, and when I shut the puppy off and I get a squealing sound, really awful, out of the 625 and the shaft is hot and hard to turn. Never happened before. To make a long story short, I took apart the top and bottom and used some penetrating oil on the bushings where the shaft rides, and it seems ok now. Shaft moves fine, no apparent slop, so I finished up my panels. Later, I dug out the manual which says nothing about regular lubrication, I had assumed sealed bearings or whatever, frankly I never looked. Unit is 5 years old, moderate use, dedicated to router table. I have a dust collector line into the router table (Norm's design) which is always used, and I blow out the router with compressed air regularly during use.
Questions: Anyone else have this issue, and what did you do about it? Am I looking at some new parts here (as if it happened once it will likely recur)? Does anyone else have a oiling schedule they follow?
thx. Mutt