I BOUGHT A NEW SHAFT COVER (PART #RPW10F94014TX) FOR MY DLC-7 AND CAN'T FIGURE OUT HOW TO REMOVE THE OLD ONE. ANY ONE KNOW ANTHING ABOUT THE REMOVAL PROCEDURE?

JERRY LAURELLI, January 2010

This is extremely difficult to install. To remove your old sheath, I recommend using vise grips to hold plastic shaft and then tap upward and it should come right off. You will need to line up the center of the sheath's 2 inner nubs with the center of the flat side of the metal shaft. Then using a rubber mallet, carefully pound it into place or use a press.

Steve's Handyman, February 2025

I pried it off with force using a large pair of plyers. It was already cracked to I felt I had nothing to lose. It came off fairly easily. I am now having trouble seating the replacement.

John Lawrence, January 2024

I'm in the same situation... I was given a friend's grandmother's DLC-7. The sheath is broken, but I have the pieces and also a newly purchased sheath.

It looks like the sheath should just slide on. The metal of the sheath base isn't the same metal as the shaft. Do you think heating the old sheath would work? Would the sheath expand more/faster/differently than the shaft (and pop loose)? Is getting something hot to assemble it standard manufacturing practice?

I'm just guessing here, and I don't have the tools to try it, but I'm imagining putting an insulating cover over the motor base - leaving just the sheath exposed - and heating it with a heat gun. Perhaps the sheath could then be pulled off with pliers while it's still hot. ????

If you figure anything out, please be sure to post back here. Thanks.

Do, January 2010