To Clean Sawdust From Turntable; Proper Tension Of Turntable; Lubrication; Motor Play Adjustment - Craftsman 315.23743 Owner's Manual

MAINTENANCE
TO CLEAN SAWDUST FROM TURNTABLE
Periodically sawdust will accumulate between the
turntable and miter saw table, This will cause dif-
ficulty in the movement of the turntable when mak-
tng different angle cuts, To clean sawdust from bet-
ween turntable and miter saw table,
DISCONNECT MITER SAW FROM POWER SUPPLY.
1, Remove the blade,
2, Place saw head in the rear position.
3, Clean between miter saw table and turntable,
See Fig. 34,
4, Replace blade.
PROPER TENSION OF TURNTABLE
DISCONNECT MITER SAW FROM POWER SUPPLY
Proper tension on turntable should be maintained to
help prevent "wobble" in saw arm, To make the ad-
justment simply loosen or tighten lock nut (A) on pin.
tie bolt (B) located on underside of miter arm, See
Fig, 35,
LUBRICATION
in order to malntatn proper bearing lubrication, your
saw arm assembly has an oil reservoir that should be
refilled from time to time. SEE FIGURE 36, To refill:
Slide saw head along guide rods until the oil reser-
voir on one end of the traveler lines up with one of
the oll holes on top of the saw arm assembly. Add
several drops of machine oil, Next, slide saw head
along guide rods until the oil reservoir on the other
end of the traveler lines up with one of the oil holes
on top of the saw arm assembly, Add several drops
of machine oil to this side of your traveler also,
MOTOR PLAY ADJUSTMENT
As mentioned earlier, your miter saw has been fac-
tory adjusted and aligned to assure proper operation,
After use, however, the bearings in the traveler of
your saw arm assembly may begin to wear creating
motor play, To remove this motor play make the
following adjustments,
1, See Figure 37, Move the saw head so that two
screw heads (A & B) can be seen thru the 3/8"
diameter holes in top of the saw arm assembly,
2, Tighten screw (A) so that the motor will not slide
back or forth, Loosen screw (A) just enough so
that motor will slide,
3, Adjust screw (B) by the same procedure.
4. Move the saw head forward about 2-1/2" until you
see the third screw (C). This screw can be seen
thru the right hand 3/8" diameter hole.
5. Adjust screw (C) the same as screws (A) & (B)
above.
(Continued)
Fig. 34
UNDERSIDE OF MITER SAW
SAWARM
ASSEMBLY
Fig. 35
OIL
RESERVOIR
OIL
HOLES
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GUIDE
RODS
Fig, 36
SAW ARM
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