HL 850 E depth adjustment disassembly help needed

[jameslangford]

I discovered this forum while searching for help disassembling an old HL 850 E planer to find out why the depth adjustment spins freely. The case comes apart easily with the exception of the housing around the depth adjustment. I can't figure out how to get to the internals. If this is the wrong place to post this, please redirect me to the right spot. Thanks in advance.

 

[luvmytoolz]

There's a couple of really deep seated screws you need to remove that are sort of a little bit hidden, I'll try and find a pic I posted last time someone was doing this.

I'm still looking, but the sticking issue at getting it apart is you need to remove the green depth adjustment lever assembly to allow the body to fully come apart. from memory it's a screw in the end of the lever that allows you to pull that whole section apart with another screw that gets exposed. Something like that anyway.

I remember it didn't seem at all obvious around that section when I pulled mine apart.

Ok I found the link for what I posted about opening it up some time back, start here: https://festoolownersgroup.com/threads/festool-hl-850-power-cord-replacement.72656/post-702830