I purchased this unit back on 9-21-02 and have used it on a regular basis and up until now have had no problems at all. The unit jammed up while cutting a board at an angle and the blade locked up and messed up part of the gear I am taking apart as I write. Will it be cheaper to fix or replace is the next question.
My saw is doing the same thing. It's because the piston gear is bad.
Review by tichducnguyen
I have bought this tool , it come without manuel book , and I don t know how to change the blade . I couldn t find how to block the blade from turning to unscrew the bold, Someone can help me
I picked up a new cord for my Skil 5400 circular saw. I opened up the grip housing at access the switch so I could connect the new cord. My question is how do you release the old cord wires from the switch? There are exposed tangs next to the holes where the wires go into the switch housing.. are these release tangs? I don't want to break the switch housing trying to remove the wires...