"Toller" wrote in message
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A few weeks ago I had a post about a grating noise when my Ryobi CMS
stopped spinning. It cut okay and didn't sound unusual when starting or
running. I also checked with Ryobi. They said it was the brushes wearing
out, which they do in a relatively short period.

Well, I took my good Freud blade and the laser off it and put a crappy
Dewalt blade on, with the intention of dumping it on Craigslist. (yes, I
was going to mention the brushes! Somebody would want it for $25.) Well,
I tried it and it worked fine! I put the Freud blade and laser back on,
and it still worked fine. It is healed.

What the heck is going on? The blade was on tight and it worked fine for
months before the noise started; so I don't think anything was loose. And
it cut alright even after the noise started.

Maybe I should get rid of it quickly...


I am guessing that you probably spun the motor backwards a bit when you
removed the blade and caused the brushes to shift a bit. I would also think
that the noise will come back sooner than later.