Installing Thebeltandbeltguard - Craftsman TABLE SAW 315.22831 Owner's Manual

INSTALLING THEBELTANDBELTGUARD
See Figures20 and 21.
• Get the belt, belt guard, 4 flat washers (3/16 in.)
and 4 small hex nuts (3/16-24).
• Lower the blade by turningthe height handwheel.
• Slip the belt on the saw pulley (inside cabinet). Lift
the motorforward and place the belt on the motor
pulley.
• Check that the belt is straightand both pulleysare
aSgned. If not, adjustthe motoron the motor
supportassembly. Refer to Mountingthe Motor.
• Raise the saw blade all the way up.
• Pullthe motor out until the belt is taut. Securely
tighten the hex boltsabove the rods with a 12 mm
wrench.
• Put your hand around the belt halfway between the
two pulleysand squeeze the be_tuntil bothsides of
the belt touch. The motor shouldmove freely as
you squeeze the belt. If i_does not, loosen the hex
boltsand readjust the belt tension.
• Lower the blade with the height handwheel. Lift the
motorforward and remove the belt.
• Open the hinged belt guard and place it over the
motorscrews on the motorpulley. Secure with fiat
washers and hex nuts. Securely tightenthe hex
nuts with a 10 mm wrench.
• Replace the belt and snap the guard closed.
• Check the clearances by indexingthe blade. Turn
the bevel hendwheel to 45" and back. Use the
height handwheelto fully lower and raise the blade.
SAWPULLEY
MOTOR SUPPORT
ASSEMBLY
MOTORSCREWS
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BELT
BELTI
MOTOR
Fig. 20
24
CHECKING THE THROAT PLATE
See Figure 22.
Fig. 21
j_ CAUTION: The throatplate must be even with
the table surface. If it is too high or too low, the
workpiece can catch on uneven edges and
cause kickback.
• Make sure the throat plate is flush with the table
top. To change height of the throat plate, loosen the
flat head screw that secures the throat plate and
adjust the four setscrewswith a 2 mm hex key. Do
not allow the throatplate to bow up above the table
surface.
2 mm
HEXKEY SETSCREW
FRAMING SQUARE
IROATPLATE
TABLETOP
HEIGHT
HANDWHEEL
BEVEL
HANDWHEEL
Fig. 22