Kobalt K18ND-06A Manual page 26

OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
INSTALLING A SAW BLADE (Fig. 4)
1. Remove the battery pack ( W ) from the saw.
2. Depress and hold the spindle-lock button ( O ).
3. While keeping the spindle-lock button depressed,
remove the blade bolt ( Q ) by turning it clockwise with
the blade wrench (included).
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replace it before placing the blade on the spindle. Failure
to do so will prevent the blade from tightening properly and
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5. Use the blade guard lever ( H ) to retract the lower
blade guard ( I ) into the upper blade guard ( K ). Make
sure that the lower guard works properly and allows
the guard to move freely.
6. Verify that the saw teeth, the arrow on the saw blade and the blade-rotation indicator arrow (V)
on the lower guard are all pointing in the same direction.
NOTE: The saw teeth should point upward at the front of the saw, as shown in Fig. 4.
7. Fit the saw blade ( P ) inside the lower blade guard ( I ) and onto the spindle.
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9. Depress and hold the spindle-lock button, and replace the blade screw.
10. Tighten the blade bolt securely by turning it counterclockwise with the blade wrench (included).
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section of the spindle.
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removing the saw blade!
REMOVING THE SAW BLADE (Fig. 4)
1. Remove the battery pack from the saw.
2. Depress and hold the spindle-lock button ( O ).
3. While keeping the spindle-lock button depressed, remove the blade bolt ( Q ) by turning it
clockwise with the blade wrench (included).
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5. Lift the lower blade guard ( I ).
6. Remove the blade ( P ).
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