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#1 · (Edited by Moderator)
Today i decided to tuneup and cleanup my grizzly go715p tablesaw. I did this mainly because i've had the saw for about a year now and have not done any maintenance to it yet. Plus i just bought a woodworker II 48 tooth full kerf blade so now was the perfect time. everything went good, adjusted fence parallel to blade and made sure blade was parallel to miter slot. i blew all the saw dust off and greased everything up. For some reason the arbor squeaks when i manually rotate the blade. Is this thing common and i should not worry about it? Or can this be a quick fix? I lubed up the arbor shaft and bearing, but nothing seems to work. Its just real annoying.

I also want to mention how disappointed i am with my new woodworker II 48 TOOTH full kerf blade. I paid some decent cash for this blade and expected it to cut like a knife through butter. but this was not the case. I also am getting saw blade marks on the sides of my wood. I am cutting pine so maybe this why i am haveing problems. I tried to slow up and speed up the feed rate, but still the same results. I have heard so many good reviews about this blade. What gives? any suggestions?

Thanks Jeff
 
#3 ·
Take the belt off and see if it still squeaks. Me thinks it might be the belt. Highly unlikely that the arbor bearing would squeak after a year of hobby usage.

Hmm, wait a minute - the arbor bearing should not/cannot be lubed. How did you do it?

Re: saw marks with your new blade. You say you adjusted the blade's parallelism. Could chance you turned a good alignment into an out of alignment situation.
 
#10 ·
Make sure everything has plenty of the right kind of lubricant on it. Those bearings should be replaced at the first sign of wear because they will ruin more expensive parts as cr1 says. A squeak is a sign that should not be ignored. It is like the human body with a temperature above normal. If it is in the motor did you also use WD 40 on it??
 
#11 ·
If you want to lube a table saw try not to use things WD40, PB blaster, Kroil or ANY petroleum based lube. Use paste was like Johnsons or another good quality wax. Make sure it is free of silicon, so that means no auto waxes, they ALL have some form of silicon. I would blow out all of the trunnion assembly and use the wax on the raising mechanism and tilting mechanism. As for the squeaking it is probably motor bearings. Pull the motor and change them. Cheap chinese bearings will not last. I use Accurate Bearing for ALL of my bearing needs. They are excellent quality and I dont think you will find a better price anywhere
 
#12 ·
thanks for al the input and advice. sounds like i ned to replace the bearings. I am reluctant to do this as i've never tried and don't know how to replace the bearings. Does anyone have any links on some videos or articles on how to replace bearings on a motor? Thanks again!
-Jeff
 
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