Craftsman 113.23100 Owner's Manual page 23

trouble--shooting
6. WOOD BINDS, SMOKES AND MOTOR SLOWS
DOWN OR STOPS WHEN RIPPING°
a° Dull blade or warped board°
Sharpen or replace the saw blade. Avoid the
attempted use of severly warped material
bo Radial arm not securely locked in 0° position.
Loosen the arm lock knob and refer to paragraph
"Precision Indexing",
c. Crosscut not properly squared_
Check and align as described in Alignment
Procedure Section, Step Two and Three, Squaring
crosscut automatically corrects this condition for
ripping.,
d, Saw blade heels,
Check and align as described in Alignment
Procedure Section, Step Five,.
7. BOARD PULLS AWAY FROM FENCE WHEN
RIPPING,
a,, Saw blade has toe°
Corrective action is the same as preceding
instructions explained in paragraphs D and E
b., Anti-kickback and spreader assembly not properly
adjusted_
Refer to "Adjusting Guard, Anti-Kickback and
Spreader Assembly, For Ripping'o
FENCE
TOP VIEW WITH ARM 90 ° TO THE FENCE
HEEL INCORRECT TOE INCORRECT
FENCE 1
i '
PARELLEL __-
WITH FENCE
CORRECT
8, CARRIAGE BEARINGS LOOSE.
To test for looseness between bearings and tracks on
radial arm, perform the following steps.
a, Remove left-hand carriage cover.
b. Push the carriage to its full most rearward position,,
c. Finger hold front carriage bearing as shown and
apply as much force as possible and at the same
time pull carriage forward, If you can stop the
bearing from turning it will require adjusting°
d. Check rear bearing in the same manner and adjust as
follows:
t_ Loosen nuts just enough to permit the eccentric
screws to turn.,
2, Rotate the eccentric screws a partial turn (left
or right) as required to take up looseness,
3_
Hold the heads of eccentric screws in the
position established in the preceding step and
tighten nuts on underside of carriage, Correct
adjustment exists when you cannot keep the
bearings from turning°
ECCENTRIC
SCREW
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