Craftsman 315.349720 Operator's Manual page 17

TO CHECK SAW BLADE INSTALLATION
See Figure 12.
NOTICE: To work properly, the saw blade teeth
must point down toward the front of the saw. Failure
to do so could cause damage to the saw blade, the
saw, or the workpiece.
• Unplug the saw.
• Lower the saw blade and remove the throat plate.
• Make sure the bevel locking lever is securely pushed
to the left, see figure 29. Raise the saw blade to its full
height by turning the height/bevel adjusting handwheel
clockwise.
• Place riving knife in "up" position.
To loosen the blade:
• Remove the blade wrench from the blade wrench stor-
age area.
• Using blade wrenches, place the flat open end of a
blade wrench on the flats on the arbor shaft.
• Insert the closed end of the blade wrench over the
blade nut. Holding both wrenches firmly, pull the
wrench (right side) forward to the front of the machine.
To tighten the blade:
• Using the blade wrench, place the flat open end into
the flats on the arbor shaft.
• Insert the closed end of the blade wrench over the
blade nut. Holding both wrenches firmly, push the
wrench (right side) to the back of the machine, Make
sure the blade nut is securely tightened. Do not over-
tighten.
• Reinstall the throat plate,
• Check all clearances for free blade rotation.
BLADE
WRENCH
BLADE
WRENCH
TO INSTALL THE ANTI-KICKBACK PAWLS AND
BLADE GUARD
See Figures 13- 15.
_1_ WARNING: Replace dull or damaged anti-kickback
pawls, Dull or damaged pawls may not stop a kick-
back increasing the risk of serious personal injury.
Anti-kickback pawls should only be installed for through
CutS.
• Unplug the saw.
• Raise the saw blade by turning the height/bevel adjust-
ing handwheel clockwise.
• Place riving knife in "up" position.
• Reinstall the throat plate.
To install anti-kickback pawls:
• Press and hold the button on the right side of the anti-
kickback pawls,
• Align the slot in the pawls over the rear hole in the
riving knife.
• Push the pawl handle down snapping them into place
and release the button.
NOTE: Pull on the pawl handle to make sure pawls are
securely locked.
PAWL
HANDLE BUTTON
ANTI-KICKBACK
PAWLS
BLADE
NUT
Fig. 12
Fig. 13
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