Craftsman 315.108356 Owner's Manual page 8

_1,
WARNING: Your saw should never be
connected to power supply when you are
assembling parts, making adjustments,
assembling or removing blades, cleaning, or
when not in use. Disconnecting your saw will
prevent accidental starting that could cause
serious personal injury.
WARNING: A 7-1/4 in. blade is the maximum
blade capacity of your saw. Never use a blade
that is too thick to allow outer blade washer to
engage with the flat on the spindle. Larger blades
wilt come in contact with the blade guards, while
thicker blades will prevent blade screw from
securing blade on spindle. Either of these
situations could result in a serious accident.
TO ASSEMBLE OR REMOVE BLADE
• Unplug your saw.
_, WARNING: Failure to unplug your saw could
result in accidental starting causing possible
serious personal injury.
TO ASSEMBLE BLADE:
• Remove blade wrench from storage area. See
Figure 1.
• Remove blade screw, spring washer and outer
blade washer ("D" washer). See Figure 2.
SPINDLE
LOWERBLADE
GUARDHANDLE
BLADE
OUTER
BLADE
WASHER
("D"WASHER)
BLADE
SCREW
• Fit saw blade inside lower blade guard and onto
spindle. NOTE: The saw teeth point upward at the
front of saw as shown in figure 2.
• Replace "D" washer and spring washer.
NOTE: "Cupped" side of spring washer goes
against "D" washer. See Figure 3.
OUTERBLADEWASHER("D" WASHER)
CUPPEDSIDE OF OUTSIDEOF
SPRINGWASHER SPRINGWASHER Fig. 3
• Depress spindle lock button, then replace blade
screw. Tighten blade screw securely.
NOTE: Turn blade screw clockwise to tighten.
• Return blade wrench to storage area.
NOTE: Always place angled portion of blade
wrench up as shown in figure 1.
REMEMBER: Never use a blade that is too thick
to allow the "D" washer to engage with the flat
on the spindle.
TO REMOVE BLADE:
• Remove blade wrench from storage area. See
Figure 1.
• Position your saw as shown in figure 4, depress
spindle lock button, and remove blade screw.
NOTE: Turn blade screw counterclockwise to
remove.
• Remove spring washer and outer blade washer
("D" washer). See Figure 2.
NOTE: Blade can be removed at this point.
SPINDLE
LOCKBUTrON
INNER
FLANGE
BUSHING
WASHER Fig. 2
NOTE: Turn blade screw countemlockwise to remove.
• Wipe a drop of oil onto inner flange bushing and
outer blade washer ("D" washer) where they
contact blade.
_k, WARNING: If inner flange bushing has been
removed, replace it before placing blade on
spindle. Failure to do so could cause an accident
since blade will not tighten properly.
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BLADE
WRENCH
BLADE
SCREW
Fig. 4