fixit7 Well-Known Member Joined Jun 25, 2020 Messages 99 Reaction score 15 Location usa Jul 3, 2020 #1 I am trying to change the router bit of this router someone gave me. Rockwell Commercial Duty Model 4676 I have the two wrenches, but can not get it to loosen?
I am trying to change the router bit of this router someone gave me. Rockwell Commercial Duty Model 4676 I have the two wrenches, but can not get it to loosen?
Jeff Handy Well-Known Member Joined Nov 20, 2019 Messages 1,002 Reaction score 390 Location Chicago suburbs Jul 4, 2020 #2 You might be turning the wrenches the wrong way. Or the collet is old and rusty. Try spraying penetrating oil on all the surfaces, and wait 24 hours.
You might be turning the wrenches the wrong way. Or the collet is old and rusty. Try spraying penetrating oil on all the surfaces, and wait 24 hours.
J joecaption Well-Known Member Joined Jan 8, 2011 Messages 2,599 Reaction score 496 Jul 4, 2020 #3 Look around on the router and see if there's a button you can push that locks the shaft in place so you only need one wrench. That larger nut should turn counter clockwise as looking in from the base.
Look around on the router and see if there's a button you can push that locks the shaft in place so you only need one wrench. That larger nut should turn counter clockwise as looking in from the base.
fixit7 Well-Known Member Joined Jun 25, 2020 Messages 99 Reaction score 15 Location usa Jul 4, 2020 #4 I put the larger collet in a vise and was able to get the lower one loose by turning it counter clockwise.
I put the larger collet in a vise and was able to get the lower one loose by turning it counter clockwise.