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Maintaining
Your Saw
General
_I_WARNING:
For your own safety,
turn power switch off and remove
plug
from power source
outlet before main-
taining or lubricating
your saw.
When you receive
your new Craftsman
radial
saw, it requires
no lubrication.
The radial
saw has been partially
aligned
and all bear-
ings are lubricated
and sealed
for life. In
time, however,
in order
to keep your saw in
perfect
working
order
and accurate,
it will be
necessary
to lubricate
and realign.
In fact
your radial saw needs
more of a cleaning
than a lubrication.
Replacing
Antikickback
Pawls
Make sure the teeth of the antikickbackpawls
are always sharp. If they become
dull they
must be replaced.
With a 1/2 inch wrench
or
socket remove
the 5/16 hex nut and old
pawls. Reassemble
new antikickback
pawls"
and spreader to the bar. Check spreader for
proper
alignment
and correct
if necessary.
(See Alignment
of the Blade, Installing
Guard
/ Setting
Spreader
section.)
Cleaning
Periodically
remove
any heavy build-up
of
sawdust
that may accumulate
on the saw.
The absorbing
tendency
of sawdust
will draw
lubricants
away from the areas where
they
are needed.
Clean the carriage bearings and
track surfaces.
If packed
sawdust
and grease
accumulate
repeatedly
on carriage
bearings
and track inspect
the wipers
for wear and
replace
if necessary.
(See Adjustments
to
Compensate
for Wear, Swdvel Lock, later in
this section.)
To avoid motor
damage
the motor should be
blown out or vacuumed
frequently
to prevent
sawdust
build-up
which will interfere
with
normal
motor ventilation.
Lubrication
Your saw is precision
built and should be
kept properly
lubricated.
Before
describing
the various
points which may periodically
re-
quire lubrication,
it is more important
to first
mention
the points
which should
not be lubri-
cated.
Do not lubricate
the following:
• carriage ball bearings
• motor
bearings
• area between
the miter locking rings
and the column
tube
The carriage ball beatings
and motor bearings
are sealed
ball bearings
which require
no
added lubrication.
Do lubricate
the following,
periodically,
using
SAE No 10W-30 automotive
engine oil:
*Apply a few drops of oil along the
swivel index pin and the bevel index pin
only if the pins have a tendency
to
stick. Swivel to in-rip or out-rip
for
easy access to the swivel indexpin.
Bevel to 45 ° and bevel indexpin
can be
easily accessed
behind
theyoke
as
illustrated
(Figure
173)
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