Thanks for bringing this up. I have had this guard apart to diagnose/cobble back together a couple of times in the past month or so. Initially I had thought it was fixed, but seems to reoccur. From what I can tell, it has been “repaired” at some point in its life and no longer can be used as intended. There are some instructions online on how it should go together: https://youtu.be/bOuOSkxyICo
I’ll have a look on Tues night if no one gets to it before then.
If a new safety cover is what will fix it they look to be about 25bux (although currently out of stock on amazon). I’d contribute some bucks to this cause.
Likewise, it was jammed on me once, some disassembly/reassembly seemed to solve the issue temporarily, but part of the mechanism feels like it’s on its last legs.
There are also Makita service centres in Burnaby (near Holdom Station) and one in Richmond. The science world workshop has a bunch of makita equipment, and they’ve always been helpful for things like parts, repairs, and info.
I checked what we have and it looks right. I called again today. The final part (ring 6) is being shipped by ground from Quebec. Makita didn’t know when it would arrive, but would keep an eye out for it.
This is what it looks like:
The Mikita parts person told me the only other option to get it would be from the Internet, from Europe.