Adjustments - RIDGID R4516 Operator's Manual

adjustments

WaRnInG:
Before performing any adjustment, make sure
the tool is unplugged from the power supply
and the switch is in the OFF ( O ) position. Fail-
ure to heed this warning could result in serious
personal injury.
To avoid unnecessary set-ups and adjustments, a good
practice is to check your setups carefully with a framing
square and make practice cuts in scrap wood before making
finish cuts in good workpieces. Do not start any adjustments
until you have checked with a square and made test cuts to
be sure adjustments are needed.
tO Replace the blade
See Figures 42 - 44.
nOte: Arbor shaft has right-hand threads.
 Unplug the saw.
 Lower the saw blade and remove the throat plate.
 Raise the saw blade to full height then remove the blade
guard and anti-kickback pawls.
 Make sure the bevel locking lever is locked.
 Insert the open end of the small blade wrench onto the
flats on the arbor shaft.
 Insert the closed end of the large wrench over the hex
nut. Holding both wrenches firmly, pull the outside wrench
(right side) forward while pushing the inside (left side) to
the back of the saw.
 Unlock the release locking lever and remove the blade.
to install a standard blade:
 Place the new blade on the arbor shaft (blade teeth
must point down toward the front of the saw to work
properly).
 Place the blade washer and the blade nut over the arbor
shaft. Be sure the dome side of the blade washer faces
out from the blade and that all items are snug against
the arbor housing. Make sure the blade nut is securely
tightened. Do not overtighten.
 Lock the release lever.
 Rotate the blade by hand to make sure it turns freely.
 Lower the saw blade and reinstall the throat plate.
nOte: To replace the blade with an accessory blade, fol-
low the instructions provided with the accessory.
SMALL bLAdE
WRENCH
INNER bLAdE
WASHER
SpACER
bLAdE
33
LARGE
bLAdE WRENCH
OutER bLAdE
bLAdE
WASHER
RELEASE
LEVER
ARbOR
SHAFt
tHROAt
SpREAdER/
pLAtE
RIVING KNIFE
Fig. 42
bLAdE
Nut
Fig. 43
Fig. 44