Building the Shop #28: DW735 Planer HELP!!!!!!!!

Lance,

Sure wish we could help. We’ve been there, done that . . . sort of. Does your DeWalt planer manual have an exploded parts view or trouble-shooting list that might help you in the reassembly? We’ve never called DeWalt to know how their customer service/technical support is but this will let you know if you ever want to buy another DeWalt product.

We have recently had numerous phone calls with Grizzly’s technical support team (who are in the USA and speak English!) and have been thoroughly amazed how helpful they are—even with a tablesaw that’s more than 15 years old! The tablesaw is the only Grizzly tool we own (and we bought it second-hand), but it certainly has convinced us to consider them in the future for additional tools we might want to purchase.

We’ve also taken apart a Ryobi tablesaw and they were extremely helpful with parts and drawings for disassembly and reassembly. Their replacement parts seem a little pricier than some companies though.

We wish you success without great difficulty on your reassembly. Let us know how helpful DeWalt is and if we should add them to another tool company worth supporting!

L/W

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toolpartsdirect.com has great schematics for understanding the inner workings of tools. Much more detailed than user manuals. They sell any part you may need as well.

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The directions given in one of the posts to crank problem are exactly what you will have to do to get things back together. Those four posts are “timed together” to get the head up and down level. Once you took it apart it out of level and tho only way to get it back is take the drive chain off get the head on all four posts level then time the chain when putting it on so everything moves up and down level.

-- Bruce

Ouch, I agree w/Johnstoneb, take the chain off, thread it back on slowly, test to see if it is level w/the bed, if needed make adjustments, then replace the chain. You may use a level to test and/or a Wixey may also work

-- Norman

Norm, I’ve taken the chain off, but I still can’t get the female threaded parts to line up with the male post.

There are 2 sets of inner threads per leg, one at the bottom and one towards the top. I can get the first set on, but when I get to the second set of inner threads the timing is off, this is where the problem is. im not able to losen or move the 2nd set of threads to line all of 4 of them up to get them on the threaded post. I found a parts list here http://servicenet.dewalt.com/Products/Detail?productNumber=DW735.

I’m going to call a local service center Monday. I’ll keep everyone posted.

-- Lance, Hook'em HORNS! ""V""

I seem to remember when I was looking to buy a 735 that I ran across a youtube video that showed how to do exactly what you need. I was just scrolling thru DW735 vids in anticipation of getting one and I’m CERTAIN I saw one describing your issuet. I’ll be danged if I can find it again now though.

You cant call Dewalt till monday, if you’re so inclined you have plenty of time and you might try starting a youtube search for dismantleing & reassembling that beast.

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