7336 Question. cover removal...

Paul A.

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For the life of me I can't figure out how to remove the black plastic gear head cover from my old PC 7336. It's always been a loose fitting cover (by design i believe) but I want to get inside there and clean and grease everything up. Can anyone tell me the magic trick?
 
I'd like to know too!

For the life of me, I can't get it off.
 
Looked around just a little and found a site that had a slight amount of info.
Here was a response to a customer that had asked the same question.


"Hello rwhitaker1,

There are no screws holding the 699946 gear housing cover on. You have to work at by prying it off and it is not an easy job. Sometimes it ends up breaking. But as far as I know that's the only way to remove it. Maybe one of our forum members will read this and have a better way to do it."

Just seems to be pressure fit. It be nice if they told you which direction it comes off, but I would assume it would move it forward.
 
Thanks Mantilgh. That is what it seems like now that you mention it... a pressure fit cover that just may take some persuadin'! I just hope it goes back on easily.

If I figure it out, dlc, i'll let you know what worked.

Thanks guys.
 
Thanks guys!

I'm nervous to hulk out on it... I don't want to break it.
 
Yeah, me too. I got fairly aggressive with it earlier today but then was afraid I might break it so I figured i'd ask here.
 
The plastic cover snaps onto the metal gear housing. Use a large punch or block of wood and drive it off with light hammer strokes, towards the front. I have 2 of them and have removed the covers before.
 
Photomask said:
The plastic cover snaps onto the metal gear housing. Use a large punch or block of wood and drive it off with light hammer strokes, towards the front. I have 2 of them and have removed the covers before.
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From the top of the unit?
 
I usually drive one side behind the handle mount hole until it moves a bit and then hit the other side and it pops off.
 
To put it back on, just set it in place and snap it on with judicious application of the pimp hand. Got to keep your pimp hand strong.
 
Just pry it off with a flathead screwdriver

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Just pry it off with a flathead screwdriver.



I just typed this into Google,


plastic cover n Porter Cable mike Phillips


Pulled up this thread which is info I also cover in my how-to book, "The Complete Guide to a Show Car Shine".


Handle? Or No Handle? - Using DA Polishers Without the Handle

Here's the inside of the plastic housing off the Porter Cable Polisher and you can see there is no plastic locking tab and for this reason the plastic housing can and will slide off easily. This is why if you want to use the Porter Cable Polisher without a handle you should either place a piece of duct tape on it to keep it from sliding off or take this project up a notch and actually bold the housing on.

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Because the plastic housing on the Griot's Garage and Meguiar's Polishers have a built in tab that locks the plastic housing onto the head of the polisher you don't need to bolt the plastic housing onto the polisher if you decide to remove the bail handle.

If you own a Porter Cable polisher and you want to remove the plastic housing then here's an article that shows how to simply bolt the plastic housing onto the polisher so it won't slide off while you're using it.


PC Modification For Use Without The Handle

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The previous generation of the Porter Cable DA, the 7336 does have locking tabs. Might be able to pry it off with a screwdriver... I always used a block of wood or big punch as it readily popped it past the lock tabs with no damage or scratching.
 
Photomask said:
The previous generation of the Porter Cable DA, the 7336 does have locking tabs.
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Interesting... I didn't think Porter Cable had updated this tool since they introduced the XP back in 2008 or 2009. We only sell the 7424XP so that's all I've seen over the last 8+ years.


Can you take a picture of the locking tab next time you have the plastic head off the unit?


This is actually a good minor tweak as it's a real paint when buffing and the plastic cap slips off. Of course bolting the cap on solves that issue.


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My other 7336 I use mostly with cyclo brushes but do use it for polishing from time to time.

The 7336 is the 7424XP's grandfather.
 
Perfect information, Mike. Thanks a bunch. Thanks to Photomask also. Between a screwdriver and a good pimp hand off then back on I should be good.

There ya go, dlc!!! (I luv this place).
 
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Here's mine, once off! Was still wicked to get off which i guess is good. If it comes off easier while working with it later i'll secure the handle holes with bolts and washers.

(whoops!!! sorry gang...I can never figure out why I get 'em sideways)

Now, to get cleaning and greasing...
 
Glad I could help. A small repayment for the valuable knowledge this site has provided me.
 
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