Figure 7. Cutterhead lock lever.
Figure 9. Gearbox attachment screws.
Figure 8. T-30 Torx screws on knife clamp.
Figure 6. Pulley area components.
Model T32591 (Mfd. 05/21)
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15. Press cutterhead lock lever down to allow
cutterhead to rotate (see
Figure 7).
11. Remove depth adjustment crank handle on
right side of planer.
12. Remove pulley cover.
13. Remove chain tensioner assembly (see
Figure 6).
14. Remove sprockets and chain (see Figure 6).
16. Remove drive belt by slowly rotating
cutterhead pulley counterclockwise and pull-
ing belt off. Use rear roller to secure belt after
removal.
17. Cover table under cutterhead carriage with
scrap cardboard to protect surface from
dropped parts/tools.
18. Press cutterhead lock lever and rotate
cutterhead until T-30 Torx screws are visible
on knife clamp (see
Figure 8).
19. Remove screws securing knife clamp.
Note: T-30 Torx driver included with DW735/X
has magnets built into handle.
20. Attract knife clamp with magnet and remove.
21. Attract knife with magnet and remove.
22. Repeat Steps 18–21 until all three knives
have been removed from cutterhead.
23. Remove cutterhead lock lever and spring
underneath that is hidden from view.
Note: Cutterhead lock lever is not compat-
ible with the Model T32591, but should be
retained in the event planer is ever returned
to original configuration.
24. Unfasten gearbox attachment screws (see
Figure 9).
Torx Screw
Chain Tensioner Assembly
Chain
Cutterhead Pulley
Cutterhead
Lock Lever
Sprockets
