<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div dir="ltr"></div><div dir="ltr">Agreed. My ancient Milwaukee has the same mechanism but while it always rotates fully the blade is occasionally stuck by dust. Wiggling and swearing has worked for me. With your issue I might try some graphite once you get it freed. </div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Jim</div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Sep 12, 2025, at 07:55, neiljsherry@talktalk.net wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="auto">Likely bunged up with dust, last thing you want is any liquid in there to bind it together. I would get an airline on it and blast away to get the dust out.</div><br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="auto">On 12 September 2025 04:14:06 BST, John T Blair <jblair1948@cox.net> wrote:</div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
<div class="ydpe7e2fc3byahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:16px;"><div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Hey gang,</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">I've got a great saber saw, a Craftsman Model 320-17255 with the tool free bald install and removal. The shaft that goes up and down had a round thing on the bottom, You turn this about 90 deg to insert the blade and release. It has a spring loaded return. Then to remove the blade you again rotate this thing about 90 deg and remove the blade.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Well the other day I inserted a blade and cut some drywall and plaster. (I'm removing the soffits over my kitchen cabinets.) When I was done, I tried to remove the blade and the piece that rotates would only turn about 5deg. So the blade is stuck in the shaft. <br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Anyone had a similar problem with a tool-less saber saw? If so how did you get a stuck blade out?. I tried spraying some PB Blast on it to no avail.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">JohnT</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><br><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">John T. Blair WA4OHZ email: jblair1948@cox.net</div></div>
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