Special Bearing N400905

After seeing how the old parts came out, I carefully installed all the new parts with new grease and the new screws. The only special instructions I will add is don\'t let friends that have no respect for tools, use them.

First let me say that the part for my saw (DW303M pn 5140006-35) was listed as Obsolete/discontinued.
I found that the part for the (DW304P pn302139) is basically the same part.
The only difference is that the shaft for the DW303M has only one position for the blade that is vertical with the saw.
The DW304P has two sl ... Read more ots for the blade to fit both Vertical and Horizontal.
Lucky that I had both of these saws and was able to compare before I purchased the part for the DW304P to fit my DW 303M saw.
I only wish that they would have had a foot note stating that there was an alternative part. This would have saved me some time. Other than that the replacement was very easy. Don\'t forget to grease it well while you have it apart.

Removed damaged parts and replaced with the new ones.

Removed head on saw using Phillips head Screw Driver and T-20 Torx Driver. Removed Rubber Grip by sliding it off the end of the Saw exposing the cover that that holds the Shaft and Bearing in place. Used T-25 & T-20 Torx Drivers to remove cover, replaced shaft and Bearing, lubricated with grease and installed new parts in reverse order. B ... Read more e careful to put the screws in the correct location. The two screws that hold the cover down over the bearing are shorter than the rest. If wrong screws are used, they will not tighten down on the cover. This could cause the Bearing to have excessive movement and wear. .