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36. Replacing carbon brushes
a . U n p l u g t h e r ou t er mot or b ef or e i n sp ect i n g or r ep l a ci n g
b r u sh es.
b . R ep l a ce b ot h ca r b on b r u sh es wh en ei t h er h a s l ess
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i n . of ca r b on r ema i n i n g , or i f t h e sp r i n g or wi r e
i s d a ma g ed or b u r n ed .
c. U se a sl ot t ed scr ewd r i v er t o r emov e t h e b l a ck p l a st i c
ca p on ea ch si d e of t h e r ou t er mot or . C a r ef u l l y r emov e
t h e sp r i n g l oa d ed b r u sh a ssemb l i es. K eep b r u sh es
cl ea n a n d sl i d i n g f r eel y i n t h ei r g u i d e ch a n n el s.
d. Insert new brush assemblies into the guide channels, with the carbon part going in rst, and be
sure to t the two metal “ears” into their slots in the channel
NOTICE: T o r ei n st a l l t h e sa me b r u sh es, ma k e su r e t h e b r u sh es g o b a ck i n t h e sa me wa y t h ey
ca me ou t . T h i s wi l l a v oi d a b r ea k - i n p er i od . I n ser t n ew b r u sh a ssemb l i es i n t o t h e g u i d e ch a n n el s,
with the carbon part going in rst, and be sure to t the two metal “ears” into their slots in the
ch a n n el .
e. R ememb er t o r ep l a ce b ot h en d ca p s a f t er i n sp ect i n g or ser v i ci n g t h e b r u sh es. T i g h t en t h e ca p s
sn u g l y , b u t d o n ot ov er t i g h t en . T h e r ou t er sh ou l d b e a l l owed t o “ R U N I N ” ( r u n a t n o l oa d wi t h ou t
a cu t t er b i t ) f or 5 mi n u t es b ef or e u se t o sea t t h e n ew b r u sh es p r op er l y .
WARNING: W h en ser v i ci n g , u se on l y i d en t i ca l r ep l a cemen t p a r t s. T h e u se of a n y ot h er p a r t s
ma y cr ea t e a h a z a r d or ca u se d a ma g e t o t h e p r od u ct .
WARNING: I f t h e su p p l y cor d i s d a ma g ed , i t mu st b e r ep l a ced b y a sp eci a l l y p r ep a r ed cor d
a v a i l a b l e t h r ou g h t h e ser v i ce or g a n i z a t i on .
Lubrication
All of the bearings in this tool are lubricated with a sufcient amount of high-grade lubricant for the
l i f e of t h e t ool u n d er n or ma l op er a t i n g con d i t i on s. T h er ef or e, n o f u r t h er l u b r i ca t i on i s r eq u i r ed .
WARNING: T u r n t h e swi t ch t o t h e “ O F F ” p osi t i on a n d r emov e t h e b a t t er y p a ck f r om t h e t ool
b ef or e p er f or mi n g t r ou b l esh oot i n g p r oced u r es.
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