Sliding Rod Assembly W/Quick Release 300309044

This is for a Ryobi 18V One+ reciprocating saw. It wasn\'t as simple as I thought it would be, but wasn\'t too bad.
Remove all of the T20 Torx screws holding the two halves of the housing together and separate the halves. The entire assembly will remain in one half of the housing.
The Sliding Rod Assembly W/Quick Release p ... Read more asses through a guide before it connects to the rod that converts the rotating motion of the motor to the reciprocation motion of the rod. The two joints rotate around pins held in place with external circlips. Use circlip pliers or needle nose pliers to spread the circlips so the pins can be removed. There isn\'t enough room to push the pins far enough out so that the rod can be removed, so the cover over the guide needs to be removed. Once you have it off, you\'ll see that the rod goes through two blocks that can be removed from the guide. To have enough room to get the rod out, the entire assembly needs to be lifted from the housing it\'s still attached to. There\'s nothing tricky about this except that the gray blade release lever needs to be pulled out so that it can go through the slot. At this point, the old rod can be removed and the new one put in. Then, assembly is the reverse of disassembly. When putting the circlips back on, they need to be squeezed back together with a pair of needle nose pliers.

took jigsaw apart. swapped out broken part and reassembled. works just like new.