Craftsman 315.212350 Operator's Manual page 18

•
Unplug the saw.
• Loosen phillipsscrew on the blade bolt cover until
blade boll cover can be raised.
• Gently raise the lower blade guard bracket, releasing
lower blade guard from notch so that lower blade
g_xard and blade bolt cover can be rotated up and back
to expose the blade bolt.
• Depress the spindlelock button and rotate the blade
bolt until Me spindle locks.
• Using the blade wrench provided, loosen and remove
the blade bert.
NOTE: The blade bolt has left hand threads. Turnblade
bolt clockwiseto loosen.
• Remove the laser guide or outer blade washer. Do not
remove inner btade washer.
• Wipe a drop of oUonto inner blade washer and outer
blade washer where they contact the blade.
A
WARNING: If Inner b(ade washer has been
removed, replaceit before placing blade on
spindle. Failureto do so could cause an accident
slnca brede will not tighten property.
II Fit sew blade Inside lower blade guard and onto
spindle.The blade teeth point downward at the front
ofsaw as shown in _guTs16.
A CAUTION: Always install the blade with the blade
teeth and the arrow pdnted on the side of the blade
pointingdown at the front of the saw. The direetion
of blade rotationis also stamped with an arrowon
the upper blade guard,
• Replace the laser guide or outer blade washer (sea
instructionson the following page). The double "D"
f_atsalignwiththe flats on the spindle.
• Depressspindle lock button and replace blade bolt.
NOTE: The blade bolt has left hand threads. Turn blade
bolt countemlockwiseto tighten.
• Tightenblade bolt securely,
• Replace the lower blade guard and blade bolt cover.
• Retightenthe phillipsscrew secudngthe blade bolt
COV8_
LOWER BLARE
GUARD BRACKET
TO
LOOSEN
TO
TIGHTEN
BLADE
BOLT
OU'IETI BLADE WASHER
WITH DOUBLE "D" FLATS
PHILLIPS
Fig, 16
LOWER
GUARD
_NRER BLADE
WASHER WITH
DOU6LE "D"FLATS
Fig. 17
,,_& CAUT|ON: Make sure the spindle lock button ia not
engaged before reconnectingsaw to power source.
Never engage spindle lock button when blade is
rotating.
IPINDLE
LOCK
OLIn'ON
Fig. 18
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