This is a Genuine Manufacturer Sourced replacement part designed for use with Makita Miter Saws. This spring is an important part of the tool-less blade clamp assembly. This Torsion Spring is made out of Metal and it is sold individually. Replacing this item you would need a Screwdriver and Pliers.
1. Removed two screws at tip of saw and removed rubber handle and clamp lever.
2. Removed holding pin that keeps blade holder on saw.
3. Had to heat blade holder to get end of old spring to come out of it\'s hole.
4. Replaced spring and reassembled parts.
Removed nose piece for access to the ball and spring on blade lock. Removed and replaced locking ball and tension spring. Used curved pick to reset spring.
1.Remove three screws from front guard and rubber hand grip take out lock pin on right side of were your blade goes, have to use screwdriver to lift it than pull up
2. Pull out part that holds blade it\'s stiff just give it a pull over if need tap it with your screwdriver
3. Replace spring where old one broke with pliers
... Read morer />4. Repeat steps backwards easy easy easy
I sent in a detailed summary of the procedure already for a Type 1 Dewalt 303 sawzall but basically remove the front cage, remove the blade clamp by pulling out the retaining clip. Remove the broken blade retain spring noting the orientation. Put in the new spring and reinstall the blade clamp and retaining clip. Orient the new spring a
... Read mores shown in the exploded parts diagram and you will find a somewhat obvious hole for the relatively straight end of the spring. Once that is in place, take a needle nose plier and pull the curved end of the spring over to the somewhat obvious catch point.
Then reassemble.
DON\'T LOOSE THE BALL BEARING used for the blade retain on this model of the 303 sawzall.
1 Removed guard using torx and phillips screwdriver.
2 Removed clip holding head on shaft.
3 Replaced broken spring with new one.
4 Replaced head and guard and it\'s like new again
After reading through a couple of tutorials I found online, none of which applied exactly to my saw, I dove in.
Took the shoe off with a T20 bit.
Pulled the rubber boot with the yellow blade lock lever off.
Used a screwdriver to pop the spring off. It fell inside and no amount of prying would get it around the bl
... Read moreade clamp collar, so I had to pull that.
Used pliers to pull the clamp pin.
Used the pliers & screwdriver to pry the blade clamp off the drive shaft. It should come off reasonably easily, but mine was caked with years of sawdust & grease. I gave it a good cleaning with Q-tips and toothpicks.
Juggling the blade clamp collar, and the spring in an attempt to put them back on at the same time (each end of the spring goes into a hole in the collar) proved quite futile. I ended up dropping the spring over the shaft, got the clamp on and pushed the pin in place to hold it.
Using a combination of needle nose pliers and picks, I was finally able to get the spring ends to drop into the appropriate holes in the clamp collar.
None of the work was \"hard\", but it was exceedingly frustrating. The worst part was getting the spring back into place after I had replaced it.
Once I got everything back in place, it holds the blade rock solid. I hope this one lasts another 3-4 years or more as the original spring did. If it doesn\'t I might just chuck the saw (I had to buy a new one because I needed it for the job where the blade kept falling out) and use only the replacement. That\'s just how frustrating it was.
A good video with some tips and tricks on how to get this spring in place would be most helpful.
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