Adjusting Carriage Bearings - Craftsman 113.234701 Owner's Manual

Alignment and Adjustment
Adjusting Carriage Bearings
The goal of this adjustment is to
eliminate looseness between the car-
riage bearings and the radial arm. The
blade carriage should roll freely along
the entire length of the radial arm, but
with some resistance.
1. Unlock rip lock and push blade car-
riage to rearward position.
2. Grasp front carriage bearing between
thumb and index finger. Apply force to
beating and at same time, pull blade car-
riage forward. If you can stop bearing
from turning while carriage is moving,
beating needs adjustment--go to step 3.
If you cannot stop bearing from turning
while carriage is moving, no adjustment
is needed. Go on to Adjusting Column
Support.
3. Unlock swivel lock, press and hold
swivel index pin to set blade to out-rip
position (motor toward rear). Release
swivel index pin and lock swivel lock.
Adjustable
Carriage _ Front Carriage
Bearing \ Bearing
Access
Hole
Index
Swivel
Lock
4. Push blade carriage to rear. Insert _/16"
hex wrench into access hole in top of
radial arm. Look up under radial arm
and pull blade carriage forward until
hex wrench lines up with and fits into ad-
justable carriage bearing screw. Lock
"rip lock.
3/16" Hex Wrench
_[ / ;djustable Carriage
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