bobj3

HI Richard

You may want to post a PICTURE or two, sometimes some can see something you don't or to say something you miss..

I know it's a long shot but it can't hurt to try it..

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Hi:

Your are right I need to post a few pics so here they are.

This is a frontal view of the Model 100 Porter-Cable Router:
http://imagecloset.com/view12/b39956...5/PICT3834.JPG

This is a bottom view of the nut on this router. I can remove all four visible screws from the router. Yet its the nut that holds the collet that I cannot remove. I believe that this is the part that I need to remove to be able to open the router. There are no other screws, pins, latches, or lips visible on the outside of this router. That would be to easy!
http://imagecloset.com/view12/40714a...5/PICT3836.JPG

Any help or suggestions figuring out how to open this little router would be great.

Thanks!
Rich

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bobj3

Hi Rich

It's looks like one of the push in nuts, one that you may see on old alliances,,
It takes a pair of needle nose plies to push in both parts and then pull it out and up from the hole..it's snap in type, that's to say it locks in place once it's in the right place in the motor .

Some are round and some are out of round but they work almost the same way..they put presser on the cord by deforming it just a litte bit..


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Richard.Krone

I will have to check out the cord to see if you are right. Any idea how to get the steel blot that holds the collet off of the router?

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bobj3

Hi

I would say it should not come off,,,it looks like it's part of the main shaft,(press fit thing) the older one could only take on 1/4" bits, but it needs the out part of the collet to lock the bit in place...looks like a cone nut in away....


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Hamlin

If I'm seeing things correctly, the collet looks like it's a hexigon shape as well, just like the nut?

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bobj3

Hi

Just took one more look at it,, and it looks like a old type that works backwards from the norm..

That's to say it all there,,, but the cone goes down inside of the main nut,,,it looks like it can come off with the right puller, the 3 holes in the motor base but you may not want to play with it , if it's working, just clean it up just a bit...

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Richard.Krone

Yeah I don't want to take it apart but well I need to replace the cord on this thing.

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Hamlin

It may be best if you simply found a repair shop. They would have the proper tooling to remove and reinstall the parts. That is if you feel it's worth it.

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Mike

Ok, so we are on the same sheet of music what you have is a model 1100 router which is different from a model 100. My router is a Rockwell. As you can see in the photo there is a different line cord entry into the housing. On the model 100 and the Rockwell you remove the brushes, then the two main body screws and that allows the case to come apart. You do not need to remove the collet nut from the shaft. The shaft stays captive in the bottom of the housing. It will require a bit of patience to get the case apart

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