dave wrote:
....
per the drawing (and my newly posted images he
http://machines.2x.nu/unisaw_worm_and_shims/). MY worm gear is
"through-pinned" to the worm shaft, making the approach you describe
undoable (on my saw, at least)...
....

Would it be possible to be a tooth/spline off from intended matching
point, perhaps, if somebody had disassembled it previously?

I'm still curious about the motor, though....is this still the original
3P motor on it?

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