Seriously don't know how we'd have done without your instructions 😅💕

Thank you very much sir ! French friends 👋🏻🇫🇷

Best breakdown and repair of a power tool I have seen. Glad to see I don't need a bunch of fancy tools. thank you, Sir.

Hi Richard, many many thanks for your detailed and very helpful video. No shortcuts and a great step by step process for replacing the drive pulley. Watched twice then did my replacement which went as planned with no hidden 'gotchas'. Your video gave me the confidence to tackle this project and for this, thank you again. Cheers ..... Robert

Thank you for this detailed video, I believe it will be useful since I'm planning to buy a used 9401.

Superb video - clear detailed instructions that took my $35 yard sale find and transformed it into a indispensable tool. Thank you.

Absolutely perfect! Can't thank you enough for making this. I know I have the skills and tools to do this, but man, this saved me a TON of anxiety! Thanks again for the help! Well, it’s taken a few months to find the time to get this done, but today was the day. My thanks once again for taking the time to put this together. I set things up in order and followed along step by step and it went as smooth as I could have hoped. Sander is running again like brand new. About 75 bucks in parts, 30-40 mins of time and a savings of what I’m sure would be no less than a hundred bucks from the shop. Thanks again!!

Perfect instruction just what i needed

Good video, it helped me a lot...well done.

Clearly a great tool judging by your dedication & enthusiasm. I am sold on a used Japanese model thanks to your technical support. IF ONLY THE MANUFACTURERS WOULD PRODUCE SUCH VIDEOS that would help to sell them too. Its a no brainer to do a video like this.Maybe legal reasons that they don't produce such legendary videos. I just bought a SP6000 akita plunge saw, truly amazing quality saw and at only £235+VAT & Made in the UK. Well done keep sharing great videos and thank you.

Good work, thanks for sharing your knowledge. I have a similar but older one, it's a 9400-B.. it's older than me but it works nice and I want to restore it and give it back the old glory.

Fine project and got it all together, but the large belt pulley which is attached to the new driving roller, was rotating off and pressing against the belt cover and causing it to stop rotating. The fix was to tighten the large pulley belt, with pins as shown in video @ 11:30, with the belt sander flat on wood surface, with a sanding belt on, and then twisting the pins clockwise, while pressing on the rear of the belt sander. Didn't need much tightening and that did the trick. Thanks for a great video.

Thank you for taking the time and effort to make this high quality video. Greatly appreciated.

Excellent presentation. Nicely done and in a clear step-by-process. Wish I’d seen this before I recently changed that drive roller on mine. Didn’t change the needle bearings...didn’t realize that was recommended too. Hope I don’t find I have another problem soon.😕

Thanks a lot Richard - very helpful.

Awesome considered video, just what I was after as my drive roller has decided to shed it's rubber grip surface. Good to know about changing the bearings. Will them to my parts list👍

Super! Un grand merci pour cette démonstration! Now, it's my turn to do the same!

Thanks for sharing I found it a very informative video

Thanks very much. great video to repair the 9401!

Great Job.

An excellent video. Thank you for making it. My only issue is the removal of #67 V-pulley by using a wrench with teeth on #43 Tension Roller. I am going to make a tool for this job and once done will post the outcome.

@metallitech

2 жыл бұрын

I agree and I think that was cringe-worthy. A strap-wrench might work.

Merci monsieur, vraiment appréciable. Vous ne dites rien concernant le rouleau entraineur que vous démontez et qui est sans caoutchouc ... Est-ce que le revêtement s'était désagrégé ?

Richard, thanks for the detailed video. Could you mention in your description where you were able to buy the parts for this job? Thanks!

@richardbabbitt6142

5 жыл бұрын

Jer Petraitis bought the replacement parts from Makita.com and ereplacementparts.com

thanks for your wonderfull help where can i buy a parts ;is of thie belt sander i am from the netherlands greetz

Brilliant , thank you. Any chance of also showing how to change the motor bearings on this model please?

@richardbabbitt6142

4 жыл бұрын

Chris Powell, that’s a C S I , common sense item . Remove the armature and remove the bearings with a bearing with a bearing remover . To replace the bearings use a deep socket wrench which fits over the armature shaft but engages the small inner part of the bearing . These bearings are generally sealed for life . Best of success.

@pauloosthuizen

3 жыл бұрын

As Richard has said it is a C.S.I., but here are the steps for removing armitage: - Remove #6 Dust Collector Cover - Remove #5 Separator - Remove #72 Belt Cover (including #30 Sleeve 6) - Remove #68 Drive Belt - Remove metal plate between #22 & #23 - Remove #3 by holding onto #23 - note that thread is reverse thread - Remove #20 / #21 Brush holder cap & Carbon brush on both sides. - Pry #1 Carefully pry dust collector bracket loose and pull armitage out. - Knock #9 Ball bearing with socket out of Dust collector bracket. - Use bearing puller and remove bearings #9 & #14. Press new bearings onto armitage. - Reverse previous steps

Hello Richard, just wondering if you have any idea what the size of the ball Bearing (#63 in the diagram) that supports the helical gear shaft is. It seems that all the part suppliers don't show it anymore. Thanks... nice to see your video!

@richardbabbitt6142

3 жыл бұрын

Mark , remove the bearings as depicted and take them to a bearing supply house. If that fails call Makita. Richard

@markroush7182

3 жыл бұрын

@@richardbabbitt6142 Thank you Richard! As it turns out even though the part suppliers don't show the bearing (#63) I found searching the Makita part # shows that they DO have it in stock. I do appreciate your help, your video and quick response! Soon my old but beautiful machine will be back.

Absolutely brilliant. I have one question and that is when the sanding belt is fitted I'm not sure about the direction, I read that the arrows on the belt must align with the arrow on the belt sander. Any comment ?

@richardbabbitt6142

4 жыл бұрын

Robert Kydd l. Regarding the arrow on your sanding belt it must be installed to run in the direction of the arrow. Omni directional belts are available , try Amazon , or any wood working supply store.

@RobertKza

4 жыл бұрын

@@richardbabbitt6142 I commissioned my 'replaced roller' belt sander today. You are a star, it runs better than it did 35 years ago when my Father bought it. Many thanks

Is the rear wheel supposed to have rubber on it mine hasn’t

Is this repair to fix wandering sanding belt?

can this sander be used as a bench top sander by inverting it and securing it to a bench using a wooden jig ? What is the best way to secure the sander to the bench to ensure stability. thank you.

@pauloosthuizen

3 жыл бұрын

Yes it can. There is a number of videos showing exactly this.

@lynnjones4880

2 жыл бұрын

When new, this 9401 came with a yoke held in place by the front handle knob to facilitate its use as a benchtop sander.

Hey Richard any idea how to replace the motor in this sander I cant seem to get it out thanks

@richardbabbitt6142

4 жыл бұрын

wexwayne In regards to removing your motor on your Belt Sander , not knowing the model number I highly suggest you contact Makita’s tech rep. Please contact Mario Chamorro at Makitausa.com.

Hello ive got a little problem how can i contact you

Good video but you need to let everyone know that the nut is left hand thread

@richardbabbitt6142

2 жыл бұрын

Watch the video it defines the method for removal, and the direction to turn to get the drive wheel off.