Mounting And Dismounting The Saw Blade - Hitachi C 18DSL Handling Instructions Manual

MOUNTING AND DISMOUNTING THE SAW BLADE

CAUTION
To avoid serious accident, ensure
the switch is in the OFF position,
and pull out the battery.
1. Dismounting the saw blade
(1) Set the cutting volume at maximum,
and place the Circular Saw as shown
in Fig. 24.
(2) Depress the lock lever, lock the
spindle, and remove the left-hand bolt
and washer (B) with the box wrench.
(3) While holding the lower guard
lever to keep the lower guard fully
retracted into the saw cover, remove
the saw blade (Fig. 25).
2. Mounting the Saw Blade
CAUTION
If the left-hand bolt is worked
using other tools than the provided box wrench, excessive
tightening and insuffi cient tightening may take place resulting in
injury.
(1) Thoroughly remove any sawdust
which has accumulated on the spindle,
bolt and washers.
(2) As shown in Fig. 26, the side of
Washer (A) with a projected center the
same diameter as the inner diameter
of the saw blade and the concave side
of Washer (B) must be fi tted to the saw
blade sides.
(3) To assure proper rotation direction of the saw blade, the arrow direction
on the saw blade must coincide with the arrow direction on the saw
cover.
(4) Using the fi ngers, tighten the left-hand bolt retaining the saw blade as
much as possible. Then depress the lock lever, lock the spindle, and
thoroughly tighten the left-hand bolt.
CAUTION
After having attached the saw blade, reconfi rm that the lock lever
is fi rmly secured in the prescribed position.
Left-hand bolt
Lock lever
Saw cover
Left-hand bolt
Washer (B)
41
English
Box
wrench
Washer (B)
Fig. 24
Saw blade
Lower guard lever
Fig. 25
Washer (A)
Spindle
Saw blade
Fig. 26