Makita 2704 Technical Information page 8

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[6] Disassembling Base Portion
Note: Base portion is replaceable without disassembly of Handle portion, Blade case portion and Motor
portion.
Remove Switch box and Strain Relief which holds Power supply cord to Base complete.
Remove Plate from Base complete by unscrewing two M6x16 Pan head screws. They are accessible from Handle side.
Remove two 4x18 Tapping screws at the center of Slide cover.
Remove four M6x25 Pan head screws for securing Base complete and Table complete.
Lift up Base complete very carefully because a part of Base complete shown in Fig.8 is apt to catch on the others.
Fig.8
[7] Disassembling Bevel Cut Adjustment Portion and Depth Adjustment Portion
Refer to Fig.8.
Remove Handle 100 for Bevel cut adjustment and Knob 32
for depth adjustment.
Remove Spring pin 4-20 in Straight bevel gear using 1R308
as described in Fig.9, and then pull out Handle Shaft.
Note: If Handle shaft can not be pulled out due to burrs
around spring pin hole, grind the spring pin hole to
remove the burrs using a file.
Separate Stay from Handle shaft so that Plane bearing 12 can
be removed. The stay is used to retain the Plane bearing 12.
Caution when assembling Bevel Cut Adjustment Portion
and Depth Adjustment Portion
Install Plate and Base front cover in place before assembling
the above portions.
When fixing Rack plate to Plate;
1) Insert Handle 100 for bevel cut adjustment.
2) Secure the Rack plate in the proper position on the Plate
using two M5x12 Pan head screws so that the given play
between two gears can be held at 90 vertical cut setting and
45 bevel cut setting . See Fig.10.
When fixing Plate to the reverse of Table;
1) Secure Lever 120 at 90 vertical cut angle.
2) Fasten one M6x16 Pan head screw
3) After unlocking the Lever 120, lock up Lever 120 again at
45 bevel cut angle.
4) Fasten another M6x16 Pan head screw
Fig.10
M5x12 Pan head screw
Gear teeth of Rack plate
90 vertical cut
setting
This part is apt to catch
on the others.
1
as shown in Fig.11.
2
.
45 vertical cut
setting
Gear teeth of Handle 100
Fig.8
Handle
shaft
Stay
Handle 100
Fig.9
Spring pin 4-20
Straight bevel gear (outside)
Handle shaft (inside)
Fig.11
Plate
M6x16 Pan head screw
1
P 8 / 15
Base
front
cover
Lever 120
Knob 32
2