Cutterhead knives and inserts are razor
sharp! Always wear heavy leather gloves
when handling cutterheads, and avoid
contact with knives and inserts whenever
possible. Failure to comply can result in
serious personal injury.
Figure 2. Removing top cover.
Figure 3. Location of red wing nuts.
Figure 4. Alignment arrow on dust shroud.
Alignment
Arrow
Figure 5. Gearbox area components.
Chain Tensioner
Retaining Ring
Front Roller
Rear Roller
Sprocket
Spring
Chain
Depth Adjustment
Crank Handle
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D4934 13" Helical Cutterhead Instructions
Removing Existing Cutterhead
1. DISCONNECT MACHINE FROM POWER.
2. Use T-30 Torx driver included with DW735/X
to remove screws holding top cover (see
Figure 2).
3. Remove red wing nuts holding dust shroud
and set aside (see
Figure 3).
4. Rotate dust shroud away from cutterhead
so alignment arrow on fan housing
aligns
with
OPEN line on dust shroud, as shown in
Figure 4.
5. Pull dust shroud away from fan housing and
remove.
CAUTION: Cutterhead knives will be
exposed at this time!
6. Remove gearbox cover located behind
turret lock on left side of planer.
7. Remove external retaining rings on front
and rear rollers (see
Figure 5).
8. Remove spring from chain tensioner (see
Figure 5).
9. Remove sprockets and chain (see Figure 5).
10. Remove spacer on front roller behind
sprocket (see
Figure 5).