Hey all, I recently picked up a used "untested" Ryobi sawzall/reciprocating saw for $2 at an auction. The actual saw seems to run just fine but I came across an issue with its blade clamp. Maybe someone here can help...
Manual here: https://www.manualslib.com/manual/143114/Ryobi-Rj150v.html
Parts diagram here: https://www.ereplacementparts.com/ryobi-rj150-reciprocating-saw-parts-c-7931_8031_8140.html
The issue is with part #35, the blade clamp assembly which is now out of stock https://www.ereplacementparts.com/blade-clamp-assembly-p-156066.html You can attach a blade to this in two ways, but I don't have the out-of-stock #34 screw for the alternate flush-cut configuration.
When I first picked up the saw I noticed the clamp assembly had come partway off the saw bar (part #25) and was sorta jammed up against the shoe, as if someone tried to fire up the tool when the clamp was loose. Maybe why it was listed as untested... then when I removed the shoe and looked over the clamp assembly, I noticed that the pin that the blade hole is supposed to fit over wasn't on the inside of the assembly, where it would poke through the blade and fit into a matching hole on the saw bar when properly clamped... but instead on the outside.
You can see in the second and third photos showing the inside, and the fourth photo showing the pin poking out of the assembly. So it's not helping at all clamp the blade. My uneducated guess is someone put in a blade without matching its hole to the pin and/or cranked down on the set screw hard enough so the saw bar and blade pushed that pin out of place.
Out of curiosity I took a hammer and tapped on the pin from the outside, which nudged it inward toward where it belongs.
Since this piece is out of stock (and I'm no metalworker), I see one potential fix: keep tapping that pin inward. With a properly installed blade, the pin should fit through the blade hole into the hole on the saw bar, and hopefully have little sideways force pushing on it during use to cause it to push out again or just break off and let the blade to shoot out. That doesn't seem too risky....or does it? Does anyone have experience with this?
Like I said, the tool otherwise seems in good shape and the saw bar runs smoothly under power, and I like that it's a US-made model. It'd be great to get it fully functional alongside my usual sawzall, an 18v Dewalt (with a tool-free blade clamp).
Sorry if this is long-winded but any advice would be appreciated!!
Manual here: https://www.manualslib.com/manual/143114/Ryobi-Rj150v.html
Parts diagram here: https://www.ereplacementparts.com/ryobi-rj150-reciprocating-saw-parts-c-7931_8031_8140.html
The issue is with part #35, the blade clamp assembly which is now out of stock https://www.ereplacementparts.com/blade-clamp-assembly-p-156066.html You can attach a blade to this in two ways, but I don't have the out-of-stock #34 screw for the alternate flush-cut configuration.
When I first picked up the saw I noticed the clamp assembly had come partway off the saw bar (part #25) and was sorta jammed up against the shoe, as if someone tried to fire up the tool when the clamp was loose. Maybe why it was listed as untested... then when I removed the shoe and looked over the clamp assembly, I noticed that the pin that the blade hole is supposed to fit over wasn't on the inside of the assembly, where it would poke through the blade and fit into a matching hole on the saw bar when properly clamped... but instead on the outside.
You can see in the second and third photos showing the inside, and the fourth photo showing the pin poking out of the assembly. So it's not helping at all clamp the blade. My uneducated guess is someone put in a blade without matching its hole to the pin and/or cranked down on the set screw hard enough so the saw bar and blade pushed that pin out of place.
Out of curiosity I took a hammer and tapped on the pin from the outside, which nudged it inward toward where it belongs.
Since this piece is out of stock (and I'm no metalworker), I see one potential fix: keep tapping that pin inward. With a properly installed blade, the pin should fit through the blade hole into the hole on the saw bar, and hopefully have little sideways force pushing on it during use to cause it to push out again or just break off and let the blade to shoot out. That doesn't seem too risky....or does it? Does anyone have experience with this?
Like I said, the tool otherwise seems in good shape and the saw bar runs smoothly under power, and I like that it's a US-made model. It'd be great to get it fully functional alongside my usual sawzall, an 18v Dewalt (with a tool-free blade clamp).
Sorry if this is long-winded but any advice would be appreciated!!
