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WALT Industrial Tool Co., 701 East Joppa Road, Baltimore, MD 21286      (DEC06)      Form No. 635693-00      Copyright © 2006 D

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WALT power tools: the yellow and black color scheme; the “D” shaped air intake grill; the array of 

pyramids on the handgrip; the kit box configuration; and the array of lozenge-shaped humps on the surface of the tool.

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JAW REPLACEMENT INSTRUCTIONS
DC495
COMPONENTS (FIG. 1)

 A.  Trigger switch/variable speed switch
 B.  Swivel head shear
 C.  On/Lock-off control button
 D.  Hex  wrench
 E.  Battery  pack
 F.  Battery release buttons

Disassembly and Assembly (Fig. 2–5)

WARNING: Turn unit off and disconnect battery pack before 

installing and removing accessories, before adjusting or when 
making repairs. 

To prevent inadvertant operation, lock the trigger 

switch when the tool is not in use and when storing the tool.

To remove shear head from motor,

 loosen the two back cap 

screws (G) using the hex wrench (D) provided. Remove shear head 
(B) from the body by pulling head firmly forward (Fig. 2). Slight 
twisting action may be required if head does not slide off easily.

To remove cutter blades from the shear head,

 completely loosen 

the two back cap screws and remove shear head from motor unit. 
Loosen the tensioning screw (O) 1/2 turn. Completely loosen all 
three cap screws and remove head assembly. Turn assembly over 
and remove top half of head and then remove the blades. 

To replace blades,

 place lower jaw (P) onto two pins (R). Apply a 

thin layer of grease from the packet (included) around the pin and 
on the top side of the blade. Place upper jaw (Q) onto pin. Apply the 
rest of the grease provided onto the eccentric (L) on the output shaft 
of the motor unit and into the area behind the upper moving blade 
in the shear head. 
Install replacement washer (S), cone side up, over the pin on top of 
the moving blade. Place top half of head back (T) onto bottom half 
(U), making sure to align the pin to the hole. Reinstall all three cap 
screws (G) and nuts (V), but 

DO NOT 

tighten completely.

Slide shear head back onto motor unit, making sure that the 
eccentric engages the moving blade. Once the head is on the motor 
unit and aligned, tighten all three screws and follow adjustment 
procedure below.

To ensure proper blade tension,

 tighten tensioning screw (O) by 

turning clockwise to seat the blades. Next, loosen tensioning screw 
by turning counterclockwise slightly to allow blade movement.

NOTE

: The tensioning screw should be adjusted to correspond to 

material thickness. 

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B

C

D

F

FIG. 2

B

D

G

(BACK)

(DOS)

(REVERSO)

G (FRONT / AVANT / FRENTE)

O

FIG. 3

FIG. 5 

N

G

P

Q

T

U

FIG. 1

FIG. 4

P

Q

R

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