Group 33 - Skil Circular Saw/Reassembly
1. Insert bushing into back of housing.
Difficulty: 1
2.Fit switch and wiring into handle assembly and fit handles together; this is a bit tricky; the wires need to be carefully fitted into the spaces inside the handle, or the parts will not fit together correctly. Use 1” T20 screws to fasten handles together. At this stage, only fasten the 4 screws that hold the handle sections together; not the two that attach handle to the housing.
Difficulty: 3
3.Feed the wires that run from the switch through the hole in the housing.
Difficulty: 2
4.Connect the wires from the switch to the field, making sure not to connect them to the contacts used by the carbon brushes.
Difficulty: 1
5.Insert the field into the housing. This is quite difficult; it is a tight fit, especially with the wires running through the housing next to the field.
Difficulty: 5
6.Insert and tighten the two 2” T20 screws that fasten the field in place in the housing.
Difficulty: 1
7.Put the flat washer and one curved washer on the end of the armature shaft that goes into the field; insert the armature into the field and seat the end of the shaft in the bushing.
Difficulty: 1
8.Insert the carbon brushes. This must be done after the armature is in place, or they get in the way. This requires careful placement and some pressure to seat the contacts fully.
Difficulty: 2
9. Attach the housing cover using two 1” T20 screws.
Difficulty: 1
10.Place and tighten the two 1” T20 screws that hold the handles and housing together.
Difficulty: 1
11.Put the second curved washer on the end of the armature shaft, then fit the protective cover onto the shaft; the armature goes through the top hole in the cover.
Difficulty: 1
12.Fasten the cover to the housing using three 2” T20 screws. At this point, only use the 2” screws, not the three ½” screws around the bearing flange.
Difficulty: 1
13.Insert the pinion shaft into the socket in the protective cover, then slide the bearing flange over the end of the shaft. Make sure that the flattened side of the flange lines up with the flat edge of the cover.
Difficulty: 1
14.Fasten the bearing flange in place using three ½” T20 screws.
Difficulty: 1
15.Feed the spring through the hole in the rotating guard, put the guard on the bearing flange, and hook the spring onto the protective cover.
Difficulty: 2
16.Fit the retaining ring over the end of the bearing flange.
Difficulty: 2
17.Put the spacer bolt into the stop, then attach the stop to the protective cover using the 1¼” T27 screw.
Difficulty: 1
18.Slide the supporting discs onto the end of the pinion shaft.
Difficulty: 1
19.Tighten down the ½” hex screw that fastens the supporting discs.
Difficulty: 1
20.Put the lever on the rotating guard; it fits over a pin. Fasten it on using one ½” T20 screw.
Difficulty: 1
21.Slide the round-head bolt through the angle control slot on the foot and the housing, and fasten it using the wingnut.
Difficulty: 1
22.Thread the nut onto the screw that runs through the depth-control slot from the cover, put the lever handle on the nut, and attach the snap ring that holds the lever in place.
Difficulty: 2
23.Place the wrench back into the slot in the foot.
Difficulty: 1
