Inserting And Releasing Battery; Pack; Removing And Installing Blades - Bosch GCM18V-12SD Operating/Safety Instructions Manual

Inserting and Releasing Battery Pack
Slide charged battery pack (Fig. 10, 46) into the
battery bay (41) until the battery pack locks into
position.
Your tool is equipped with a secondary locking
latch to prevent the battery pack from com-
pletely falling out of the battery bay, should it
become loose due to vibration.
To remove the battery pack, press the battery
pack release button (40) and slide the battery
pack completely out of the battery bay.
Fig. 10
40
46
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Assembly

Removing and Installing Blades

Always wear gloves when changing or handling
blades. Blade tips can cause personal injury.
Removing Blade
1. Position the saw in the UP position and at 0°
bevel. If in the DOWN position: while press-
ing down slightly on the saw head assembly,
and pull out the head assembly lock pin (Fig.
11, 8). Then slowly allow the saw head as-
sembly to come up.
Fig. 11
8
41
2. Rotate the Lower Blade Guard (26) until
there is clear access to the Blade Bolt.
3. Press and hold the arbor lock (the red but-
ton on the opposite side of the upper guard
(27). Rotate the blade (25) slowly while
pressing the arbor lock until it fully seats
into its lock position.
4. Using the Torx wrench (Fig. 7, 43), loosen
the blade bolt by firmly turning it clockwise.
NOTE: This bolt has left-hand threads.
5. Remove the blade bolt and outer washer.
Carefully grab the blade. Slide the blade
(Fig. 12, 25) away from the inner washer
and off the arbor shaft, then down and away
from the saw. Leave the inner washer on the
arbor shaft.
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26
27
Blade
bolt
25
5
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