Craftsman 351.228031 Operator's Manual page 15

SYMPTOM
Saw stops or will not start
Excessive vibration
POSSIBLE CAUSE(S)
1. Overload tripped
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CORRECTIVE ACTION
1.
Saw unplugged from wall or motor 2.
Fuse blown or circuit breaker tripped 3.
Cord damaged 4.
Defective capacitor 5.
Stand on uneven floor
Damaged saw blade
Bad drive V-belts
Bent pulley
Improper motor mounting
6. Loose hardware
7. Loose set screw in pulley
Miter gauge not adjusted properly
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Allow motor to cool and reset by
pushing reset switch
Check all plug connections
Replace fuse or reset circuit breaker
Replace cord
Replace capacitor
Reposition on flat, level surface
Replace saw blade
Replace drive V-belts
Replace pulley
Check and adjust motor
Tighten hardware
Tighten set screw
Cannot make square cut Adjust miter gauge
when crosscutting
Blade stalls (however, motor turns) 1. Drive belts not tight 1.
Blade does not come up to speed
Cut binds, burns or stalls when ripping
Cut not true at 45 or 90 ° positions
Tilt and elevating handwheel
difficult to turn
Rip fence binds on guide tube
2. Drive belts worn
1. Extension cord too light or too long
2. Low shop voltage
3. Motor not wired for correct voltage
1. Dull blade with improper tooth set
2. Blade is binding at one end of cut
(heeling)
3. Warped board
4. Rip fence not parallel to blade
5. Riving knife out of alignment
6. Excessive feed rate
Positive stops not properly adjusted
1. Sawdust on rack and worm gears
2. Bushings and bearing surfaces dirty
1. Guide rails or extension wing not
properly installed
2. Guide of rip fence not adjusted
properly
1. Motor overloaded
2. Fuses or circuit breakers do not have
sufficient capacity
1. Rip fence out of alignment
2. Riving knife not aligned with blade
3. Feeding stock without rip fence
4. Riving knife not in place
5. Dull blade
6. Letting go of material before it is past
blade
7. Anti-kickback fingers dull
Frequent opening of fuses or
circuit breakers
Material kicked back from blade
Adjust drive belt tension. Refer to Fig.
8, page 18. Loosen bolt (Key No. 11),
push motor down with pry bar and
tighten bolt to secure motor position.
2. Replace drive belts
1. Replace with adequate size cord
2. Contact your local electric company
3. Refer to motor junction box
1. Sharpen or replace blade
2. Adjust table and rip fence
parallel to blade
3. Make sure concave or hollow side is
facing down; feed slowly
4. Adjust rip fence
5. Adjust riving knife to fall in line with
blade
6. Reduce feed rate
Adjust blade tilt
1. Clean and relubricate
2. Clean thoroughly and lubricate
1. Reassemble guide rails
2. Adjust guides
1. Feed work slower into blade
2. Install proper size fuses or circuit
breakers
1. Align rip fence with miter slot
2. Align riving knife with blade
3. Always use rip fence or miter gauge
4. Install riving knife
5. Replace blade
6. Push material all the way past blade
before releasing work
7. Replace or sharpen anti-kickback
fingers
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