DeWalt 18v Cordless Circular Saw - Blade bolt will not loosen

[Magrah]

Hi All

I have a DeWalt Circular Saw. I for the life of me i can not get the blade securing bolt to loosen.

Does anyone have any bright idea to help loosen the bolt, it getting to the stage where I will damage it?

Thanks

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

Hit the spanner with something heavy to shock it into releasing - you are trying to turn it in the right direction, aren't you, the same direction the blade rotates?

 

[Tigercubrider]

Worst comes to worst, unless you own your own impact driver, pop into a quickfit style place and get someone to use their impact driver.

A big bag of donuts or tin of biscuits would lubricate the deal

 

[johnny2007]

It might be a left threaded nut.
It unscrews in the same direction the blade rotates.

 

[Magrah]

Thanks all, yes trying clockwise, I don't remember doing it that tight. Impact driver is a great shout. Not got the exact bit but will give it a go!

 

[crank39]

Which side of the motor is the blade on?

 

[Magrah]

Right hand side. Hang up a minute, the blade spins anti clockwise. To undo a left handed thread you need to go clockwise right? So I'm not undoing it the same direction the blade spins!

 

[crank39]

Well if its on the right and the blade rotates anticlockwise then its not a left hand thread, turning the anticlockwise will undo the bolt, righty tighty - lefty loosey as they say

 

[Magrah]

Perhaps a picture may help? You will see from the attached the blade spins counter clockwise. It say in the manual that to tighten the nut you need to turn it counter clockwise so to loosen it it has to be clockwise or am I completely missing something (which I probably am!).

Thanks all.

 

[crank39]

Thats right then the arrow shows which way the blade rotates, the bolt must then also undo the same direction, have you tried a big pair of adjustables on those two flats?

 

[Magrah]

So it undoes counter clockwise like a normal thread? I'll give that a go!

 

[crank39]

Yes