Adjusting Upper Thrust Roller; Adjusting Lower Blade Guide Assembly; Adjusting Lower Blade Guides - Craftsman 113.244401 Owner's Manual

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ADJUSTING
UPPER THRUST
ROLLER
NOTE:
The
thrust
toilers
support
the
b}ade
from
the
rear
and
w_ll rotate
when
the blade
is pushed
against
them
wh_le
you
are cutting.
As
soon
as you
stop
cut-
ting,
the rotters
should
stop
rOtating,
t
To
be sure
the
thrust
roller
is properly
supporting
the
blade,
turn
the
thrust
roller
adjustment
screw
using
5/32"
setscrew
wrench
so
that
the
roller
moves
towar(_
the blade
and almost
touches.
2, Whiie
turn_ng
th_ upper
wheel
clockwise
by
hand,
adjust
the
thrust
roller
until
it barely
touches
the
blade
and
starts
to rotate.
Now
move
the
roller
back
shghtly
until
it
stops
rotating
while
upper
wheel
is rotated.
3. T_gn[er,.
lock
nut
while
holding
thrust
roller
adjust,
ment
screw
with
setscrew
wrench.
THRUST
ROLLER
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BLADE
ADJUSTING
LOWER
BLADE
GUIDE
ASSEMBLY
1. Turn
Iock
nuts
on
lower
blade
guide
assembly
counter
clockw=se
and
move
lower
blade
guide
assembly
forward
until
the
front
edge
of the blade
guides
are app{oximately
1/32"
from
the
GULLET
of the _w
bfade,
NOTE: It may be necessary to back out thrust roller ad-
lustment
to allow thrust roller to move
back from the
blade to get !132" clearance from the gullet to edge of
blade guide.
2. Tighten
lock
nuts,
GUIDE
LOCK
NUT
rHRUST
ROLLER
ADJUSTMENT
SCREW
APPROX.
_
1t32"
THRUST
ROLLER
Z
_
"2_
ADJUSTMENT
°i
ADJUSTING
LOWER BLADE
GUIDES
1. Loosen
the
two
cap
screws
that
lock
the
lower
blade
guides
and
press
the
two
guides
evenly
against
the s_des of the blade
but do not pinch
the
blade.
Release
the
guides
and
rotate
the
upper
wheet
stightty
clockwise
moving
the blade
down-
ward.
Make
sure
one
guide
is not
further
away
from
the
blade
than
the
other,
Tighten
both
cap
SCre_¢S.
SAW
_
_4"-" B LAD E
BLADE
" I_
_
GUIDES
"
CAP
SCREWS
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