Thread: Any router mechanics out there?

I'm new to this forum, but have been a Triton user for around three years.

Around two years ago I bought a Triton router but have only recently started using it. As such it is out of guarantee, but a problem has developed with it.

I will try to explain, but please excuse any non-technical language.

There are two main columns on the router which allow it to plunge - one plain, and one with a toothed rack. At the top of each, housed inside the motor body, is a brass(?) bush/bearing.

The problem is that the bearing on the smooth column keeps falling out. Pushing it back by hand didn't work, so I've gently tapped it back in with a wooden block. It doesn't fall out any more, but now the router plunge doesn't plunge very well!!

I've oiled both columns which hasn't helped. In free plunge mode I can just about use the router, but adjustment is difficult. The "action" seems very stiff, and it's impossible to adjust the height in "handle winder mode". It helps a bit if I push down on the other handle - I guess this keeps the two columns aligned, but that's no use when installed in the router table.

Has anyone come across this problem before, and is there an easy fix?

Any advice will be very gratefully received.

Thanks

David Ingram