Craftsman 137.415020 Operator's Manual page 24

3. Place the blade onto the arbor (5)
with the blade teeth pointing forward
to the front of the saw. (Fig. Q)
NOTE: Leave the plastic strip
around the saw blade at this time.
Remove before using the saw for
the first time.
4. Make sure the blade fits flush
against the inner flange (6).
5. Clean the outer blade flange (4)
and install it onto the arbor (5) and
against the blade. (Fig. Q)
6. Thread the arbor nut (3) onto the
arbor (5), making sure the flat side
of the nut (3) is against the blade,
then hand-tighten. (Fig. Q)
7. Pull the motor locking lever (7)
toward the front of the saw while
spinning the blade until the latch
locks into place and the blade will no
longer turn. (Fig. R)
8. Place the blade wrench (8) on the
arbor nut (3) and turn towards the
rear of the saw. (Fig. R)
9. Lower the blade to the down position
and place table insert () back into
position. (Fig. P)
Fig. R
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REMOVING THE BLADE
(FIG. P, Q, R)
WARNING
!
To avoid injury from an accidental
start, make sure the switch is in
the OFF position and the plug
is disconnected from the power
source outlet.
. Remove the table insert () by
inserting your finger into the
opening (2) and pulling up. (Fig. P)
2. Lock the bevel lock knob and
raise blade to the maximum height
by turning the blade handwheel
clockwise.
3. If blade is not already upright, adjust
the blade to the 90° vertical position.
To adjust, unlock the bevel lock
knob and turn the blade handwheel
to rotate blade to vertical. Lock bevel
lock knob to lock blade in position.
4. Pull the motor locking lever (7)
toward the front of the saw while
spinning the blade until the latch
locks into place and the blade will no
longer turn. (Fig. R)
5. Place the blade wrench (8) on the
arbor nut (3). (Fig. R)
6. Loosen and remove the arbor nut (3)
and the flange by pulling the blade
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wrench (8) towards the front of the
saw. (Fig. R)
7. Then remove the blade. Clean but
do not remove the inner flange (6)
before reassembling the blade.
(Fig. Q)
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