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Maintenance - Craftsman 315.11701 Owner's Manual

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OPERATION
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ollcinq Sander on work surface, press the trigge.r
S * i t c n - a n O l e t t h e m o t o r r e a c h i t s m a x i m u m s p e e d ,
t n e n - i o * " t t h e S a n d e r t o t h e w o r k s u r f a c e w i t h a
J f l o n t f o r w a r d m o t i o n . U s i n g t h e r e a r h a n d l e t o c o n -
iioi in" s"nder and the froni handle only to guide it'
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o e r w e i o h t o n t h e s a n d i n g b e l t a n d e x t r a p r e s s u r e
iriif onri result in uneven work, clogged belts' and
p o s s i b l e m o t o r b u r n o u t .
iJse a coarse belt when heavy cutting is desired, not
heavy pressure. The importance of this cannot be
o v e r - ' e m p n a s i z e d ,
t h e w e i g h t h a s b e e n b u i l t i n t o t h e
tool to give the most eff icient pressure at the proper
l o c a t i o n .
MAINTENANCE
W H E N S E R V I C I N G U S E O N L Y
! D E N T I C A L R E P L A C E M E N T
P A R T S .
P e r i o d i c a l l y s a w d u s t w i l l a c c u m u l a t e b e t w e e n t h e
b a s e a n d i d l e r r o l l e r a s s e m b l y , c a u s i n g d i f f i c u l t y
w h e n r e l e a s i n g t e n s i o n o n t h e s a n d i n g b e l t ' l t m a y
a l s o c a u s e t h e s a n d i n g b e l t t o s l i p d u r i n g u s e a n d
c a n m a k e s a n d i n g b e l t t r a c k i n g a d j u s t m e n t s ( s e e
p a g e 5 ) d i f f i c u l t .
TO CLEAN SAWDUST FROM
I D L E R R O L L E R A S S E M B L Y
D I S C O N N E C T S A N D E R F R O M P O W E R S U P P L Y .
1 . R e m o v e s a n d i n g b e l t f r o m s a n d e r . S e e I n s t a l l i n g
and Adjusting Sanding Belt, Page 5- Once sand-
ing beli is rehoved, ingqrt TJgy.tiver into slot
an-d snap IDLER ROLLER ASSEMBLY back into
operating position' Lock and release the idler
r d t t e r a s i e m b l y s e v e r a l t i m e s , w i t h o u t a s a n d i n g
b e l t i n s t a l l e d . T h e m e c h a n i s m s h o u l d n o w o p -
erate freely. Re-install sanding belt, make proper
adjustmenis, and test the operation of the tool to
d e i e r m i n e w h e t h e r i t i s p e r f o r m i n g s a t i s f a c t o r i l y '
lf the performance has not improved, proceed to
SteP 2.
2. Rerirove the two pan head screws' Then remove
wear plate and backing pad. See Figure 9'
3. Remove tracking screw, washer, spring, and flat
head screws. Then remove base.
4 . U s i n g a c l e a n s o f t c l o t h o r b r u s h , c l e a n b a s e ,
idler roller assembly, tracking screw, and motor
h o u s i n g .
5 . R e a s s e m b l e t o o l . N O T E : T H E L E A F S P R I N G ,
B U S H I N G , I D L E R R O L L E R A S S E M B L Y , A N D
I D L E R R O L L E R S P R I N G M U S T B E P O S I T I O N E D
A S S H O W N l N F I G U R E 1 0 . A l s o . m a k e s u r e s l o t
i n i d l e r r o l l e r a s s e m b l y i s e n g a g e d w i t h m o t o r
h o u s i n g p i n a n d b u s h i n g .
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