Setting The Yoke Clamp - Craftsman 315.220100 Operator's Manual

PROBLEM CAUSE SOLUTION
Saw vibrates excessiveUy. 1. BUade is warped, 1. RepUace the Made, See the
removaU procedure in Assembly
section,
2. Saw is not mounted secureUy. 2. Tighten aH hardware,
3. Work surface is uneven, 3. Reposifion on a fiat surface,
Adjust the bveHng feet on bgs.
Saw is noisy when running, 1. Motor needs attention, 1. Have the motor checked at
your nearest Sears Service
Center.
Carriage does not travel smoothly 1. Track is dirty or sticky. 1. Clean track. See Installing
in track under arm. Carriage Assembly in Assem-
bfy section.
2. Carriage bearings are bad. 2. Replace carriage bearings.
Contact your nearest Sears
service center,
3. Blade or teeth are dull or bent. 3. Sharpen or replace the blade.
See the removal procedure in
Assembly section.
4. Blade is out of alignment. 4. Use blade alignment proce-
dures in Adjustment section.
5. Board is warped. 5. Replace the board.
Saw stalls when ripping. 1. Blade or teeth are dull or bent. 1. Sharpen or replace the blade.
See the removal procedure in
Assembly section.
2. Fence is not straight. 2. Check with square; sand or
replace.
3. Work is being fed too fast. 3. Feed work into blade slower.
4. Wrong blade is being used. 4. Change the blade.
5. Column tube is too loose in the 5. See Adjusting the Column
column support. Tube in Assembly section.
6. Arm is misaligned or loose. 6. See Setting the Arm Lock
HZhee/in the Assembly section.
7. Yoke is loose on carriage. 7. See Setting the Yoke Clamp
procedure in Assembly section.
8. Sawdust has accumulated 8. Remove and clean tables.
between tables.
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