Installing The Belt And Belt Guard - Craftsman 315.228590 Owner's Manual

INSTALLING THE BELT AND BELT GUARD
See Figures 27 and 28.
• Locate the belt, belt guard, 4 flat washers (#10)
and 4 small hex nuts (#10-24). Locate the dust
cover and hardware.
• Lower the blade by turning the height handwheel
on the front of cabinet.
• Slip the belt on the saw pulley inside the saw
cabinet. Lift the motor forward and place the belt on
the motor pulley.
• Check that the belt is straight and both pulleys are
aligned with each other. If not, adjust the motor on
the motor support assembly. Refer to Mounting the
Motor.
• Raise the saw blade all the way up.
• Pull the motor out until the belt is taut. Securely
tighten the hex bolts above the rods with a 12 mm
wrench.
• Put your hand around the belt halfway between the
two pulleys and squeeze the belt until both sides of
the belt touch. The motor should move freely as
you squeeze the belt. If it does not, loosen the
clamp screws and readjust the belt tension.
HEX
SAW
PULLEY
MOTOR
SUPPORT"
ASSEMBLY
BELTGUARD
_ELT
WASHER
Fig. 28
• Lower the blade by turning the height handwheel.
Lift the motor forward and remove the belt.
Open the hinged belt guard and place it over the
motor screws on the motor pulley. Secure with flat
washers and hex nuts. Tighten the hex nuts with a
8 mm wrench.
• Replace the belt and snap the guard closed.
• Check clearances by indexing the blade. Release
the bevel lock handle on the front of the cabinet
and turn the bevel handwheel on the right side of
cabinet to 45 ° and back. Use the height handwheel
to fully lower and raise the blade.
MOTOR
IELT
MOTOR
PULLEY
MOTORSCREW
Fig. 27
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