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Craftsman 315.212900 Operator's Manual page 10

356 mm (14 in.) abrasive cut-off machine

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WARNING:
To prevent accidental starting that
could cause possible serious personal injury,
assemble all parts to your cut.off machine before
connecting it to power supply. Machine should
never be connected to power supply when you
are assembling parts, making adjustments,
installing or removing wheels, or when not in
use.
As mentioned
previously your cut-off machine has
been factory assembled and adjusted.
After extended
use and wear, the wheel will need to be replaced with
a flew one,
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WARNING:
A 14 in.
(356
am) wheel is the
maximum
wheel capacity of your cut-off
machine.
Never use a wheel that is too thick to
allow outer flange to engage with the flats on the
spindle. Larger wheels will come in contact with
the wheel guards, while thicker wheels will
prevent the bolt from securing the wheel on the
spindle, Either of these situations gould result in
a serious accident and can cause serious
personal injury.
REMOVAL
AND INSTALLATION
OF
WHEEL
To Remove:
See Figure S.
Unplug your cut-off machine.
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WARNING:
Failure to unplug cut-off m_chine
could result in accidental starting causing
possible serious perSonal injury.
Push down on machine arm and pull out arm lock
lever to release machine arm.
Raise machine arm to its full raised position. Be
cautious when raising, machine arm is spring
loaded,
Rotate lower wheel guard upward, exposing 8 mm
socket head bolt that secures abrasive wheel to
wheel arbor.
Depress the spindle lock button and rotate bait
uhtJl spindle Jacks, preventing
shaft from rotating.
Using the 8 mm hex key provided, loosen and
remove bolt. Note: Bolt has right hand threads.
Turn bolt counterclockwise to loosen.
Remove outer washer, outer flange, spacer, and
wheel. Do not remove inner flange or inner
washer. Removal of these two parts are not
required for wheel changes.
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WARNING:
If inner flange or inner washer has
been removed, replace both before placing
wheel on spacer and wheel arbor. Failure to do
so could cause an accident since wheel will not
tighten property.
INNER
WASHER
14in.(356mm)
ABRASIVE
WHEELARBOR
WHEEL
OUTER
WASHER
SPACER
WHEEL BOLT
OUTER FLANGE
Fig. 5
TO Install:
See Figure 5.
Unplug your cut-off machine.
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WARNING:
Failure to unplugcut-off machine
could result in accidental starting causing
possibleserious personal injury.
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Inspect the replacement wheel for defects such as
cracks, chipping,and correct speed rating. If
defects are found or the speed rating is not greater
than 3300 rpm, do riot use. Select another wheel,
Clean debris from the inner washer and inner
flange.
Place new wheel over spacer, then place both on
wheel arbor against inner flange.
Clean outer flange, then align flats with flats on
wheel arbor and slide it ontoarbor until it is flush
against wheel.
Place recessed side of outer washer against arbor,
then insert socket head bolt intothreaded end of
wheel arbor.
[] Start threads and turn bolt clockwiseto snugly
tighten.
Depress the spindlelock button and rotate bolt
until spindlelocks, preventingshaft from rotating.
Using the 8 mm hex key provided,securely tighten
socket head bolt. Note: Bolt has right hand
threads. Turn boltclack'wiseto tighten.
WARNING:
Do not overflghten socket head
bolt Overtightening can cause the new wheel to
crack, resulting in premature failure and possible
serious personal injury.
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