January 23, 20242 yr Below are two pictures of a recent "freebie" router I acquired. It seems to be in good shape. BUT: When I attempt to raise or lower the motor (twisting the large nob n the picture), nothing moves - the knob will not rotate. I can rotate the smaller/inner knob, but the motor still doesn't move. Could I be missing something - a catch or something not released? Any other ideas? Thanks for any help! Bill
January 23, 20242 yr Welcome to the forum! As for the router, it looks like to lock is loosened, so it should move. It may be possible that the gear on the knob is stripped, or the rack (on the motor) is missing a tooth or 2, both of which i would think is unlikely. Can you just pull the motor out of the base? If not, it may just be the motor housing has corroded to the inside of the base, not sure I oulwd deal with that but I'm thinking some brute force method will be the only solution.
January 23, 20242 yr Pull the lever straight up and try, if that doesn't do it loosen the bolt from the lever a bit and try.
January 23, 20242 yr Here's the manual- Black & Decker 7614 router manual.pdf And the exploded parts view https://www.ereplacementparts.com/black-and-decker-7614-type-router-parts-c-4167_4326_12300.html
January 23, 20242 yr Author Larry: No dice - I loosened the bolt from the lever - enough that the lever is floppy. Looks like more disassembly will be required. Lew: Thanks - I read the manual. Fred: I'll try some more disassembly. (Pulling on the motor doesn't seem to budge it. Question: Anyone ever taken apart the movement control? Is there for example an important screw under the metallic label?
January 23, 20242 yr 4 minutes ago, WJS said: Is there for example an important screw under the metallic label? From the exploded view, looks like there is a screw under that stick on cover plate.
January 23, 20242 yr Author Lew: That's what I thought, and I think I can feel it if I run my nail over the label.
January 23, 20242 yr Popular Post 24 minutes ago, WJS said: Lew: That's what I thought, and I think I can feel it if I run my nail over the label. Sneaky little buggers
January 23, 20242 yr Author Popular Post Fixed - good enough! Still not sure what was (is?) wrong. o Took out some screws. o Punched a hole through that label - took that screw out too. o Couldn't really get anything apart, but accidentally discovered that if I laid the router - so to speak - on its back, I could wind the motor up! o After several cycles, seemed to get better and better. o So I put everything back together, spritzed the area around the cog a couple times with WD-40. Seems to work OK for now. bill
January 24, 20242 yr Welcome to The Patriot Woodworker @WJS Bill. Glad you found us. Happy to hear you got the issue "fixed" or at least functional. Can't beat the "free" price. Looking forward to your ongoing participation with us here. Great group of talented, knowledgeable and helpful folks. Always appreciate pictures too.
January 25, 20242 yr Forgot to add Bill @WJS, couple of our regulars up you way too. @Al B in Salisbury and @Artie in Pepperell. Both great guys!
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