Craftsman 172.67098 Operator's Manual page 15

CHANGING THE BLADE (Figs. 21 and 21 a)
Fig. 21a
SpindleLock
Outer "D"Washer
"A" Spindle
Clamping Screw\
Fig. 21
Spindle
Blade Rotation
teeth point up at front
z_ WARNING:
BE SURE to wear protective work gloves while handling a saw
blade.The blade can injure unprotected hands.
1. Remove the battery pack from saw.
Z_ WARNING: Always remove battery pack from your saw when you are
assembling parts, making adjustments, assembling or removing blades, cleaning,
or when not in use. Removing battery pack will prevent accidental starting that
could cause serious personal injury.
2. Place saw on its side on a flat surface.
3. Loosen the depth-of-cut adjustment lever, raise the saw up all the way and tighten lever.
This gives you easier access to blade mounting area (see Fig. 21 ).
4. Place saw up, on its base and on a flat surface (see Fig. 21).
5. Loosen the spindle clamping screw "A", depress the spindle lock button (see Fig. 21 a).
Place the blade wrench on the spindle clamping screw "A". Move the wrench back and
forth until you feel the spindle lock button depress further and it locks the blade in position
so the spindle clamping screw can be removed. Keeping the spindle lock button firmly
depressed, turn the spindle screw counterclockwise to remove.
6. Raise lower blade guard using the blade guard lever and hold it in the raised position for
the next steps.
7. Completely remove the spindle clamping screw "A" and the outer "D" washer and the blade
(see Fig. 21).
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CHANGING THE BLADE (Figs. 21 and 21a) cont.
8. The remaining washer is the inner bushing washer that fits around the spindle shaft and it
does not need to be removed.
9. Put a drop of machine oil onto the inner bushing washer and outer "D" washer where they
will touch the blade.
10. Place the new saw blade inside the lower blade guard, onto the spindle shaft and against
the inner bushing.
NOTE: The teeth of the blade should point upward at the front of the saw as shown in
(Fig. 21).
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11. Replace the "D" washer.
12. Firmly hold down spindle lock button as you replace the spindle screw and hand tighten it
in a clockwise direction. Then use blade wrench to tighten the spindle clamping screw
thoroughly.
NOTE: NEVER use a blade that is too thick to allow the "D" washer to engage with the
flat side of the spindle.
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z_ WARNING:
Failure to remove battery pack from saw could result in
accidental starting causing possible serious personal injury.
LUBRiCATiON
All of the bearings in this tool are lubricated with a sufficient amount of high-grade lubricant
for the life of the tool under normal operating conditions. Therefore, no further lubrication of
bearings required.
BATTERIES
The battery pack for this tool is equipped with nickel-cadmium rechargeable batteries.
Length of service from each charging will depend on the type of work you are doing.
The batteries in this tool have been designed to provide maximum trouble-free life.
However, like all batteries, they will eventually wear out. DO NOT disassemble battery
pack and attempt to replace the batteries. Handling of these batteries, especially when
wearing rings and jewelry, could result in a serious burn.
To obtain the longest possible battery life, we suggest the following:
1. Remove the battery pack from the charger once it is fully
charged and ready for use.
For battery storage longer than 30 days:
,, Store the battery pack where the temperature is below 80°F
,, Store battery packs in a "discharged" condition
See parts list or page 6 table for correct battery pack number for additional battery packs.
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