Cutterhead knives and inserts are razor
sharp! Always wear heavy leather gloves
when handling cutterheads, and avoid
contact with knives and inserts whenever
possible. Failure to comply can result in
serious personal injury.
Figure 2. Removing top cover.
Figure 3. Location of red wing nuts.
Figure 4. Alignment arrow on dust shroud.
Figure 5. Gearbox area components.
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Model T32591 (Mfd. 05/21)
1. DISCONNECT MACHINE FROM POWER.
2. Use T-30 Torx driver included with DW735/X
to remove screws holding top cover (see
Figure 2).
3. Remove red wing nuts holding dust shroud
and set aside (see
Figure 3).
4. Rotate dust shroud away from cutterhead so
alignment arrow on fan housing
aligns with
OPEN line on dust shroud (see Figure 4).
5. Pull dust shroud away from fan housing and
remove.
CAUTION: Cutterhead will be exposed at
this time.
6. Remove gearbox cover located behind turret
lock on left side of planer.
7. Remove external retaining rings on front and
rear rollers (see
Figure 5).
8. Remove spring from chain tensioner (see
Figure 5).
9. Remove sprockets and chain (see Figure 5).
10. Remove spacer on front roller (see Figure 5).
Removing Existing Cutterhead
Depth Adjustment
Crank Handle
Alignment
Arrow
Chain Tensioner
Front Roller
Rear Roller
Spring
Chain
Sprockets
Retaining Rings
