Craftsman 171.917508 Owner's Manual page 10

REMOVING MOTOR
FROM BASE
To remove motor from
fixed base:
Hold router in vertical position, open base
clamp lever, push base release lever in
direction of arrow and pull motor unit
upwards from base; just before the motor
is completely out of the base, it will stop
moving. Then depress the base release
button, and pull motor unit upwards from
base (Figure 2).
INSTALLING MOTOR IN BASE
To install motor in fixed base:
1. Release the base clamp lever.
2. Align the depth rod base with the
pop-up fine adjustment knob.
3. Slide motor into base until the base
release lever engages into the slot on
the motor unit (Figure 2).
4. Lock the base clamp lever.
CHIP DEFLECTOR
I _WARNING IAIways
wear eye
protection. The chip deflector is not
intended as a safety guard.
The chip deflector helps keep dust and
chips out of your face; it will not stop
objects larger than dust thrown from
the bit.
To remove the chip deflector from the
base, press inward on the deflector until it
releases from the base and remove. To
attach, place the deflector into position as
shown in Figure 3. Then flex the sides of
the deflector while pushing until it snaps
into place.
Figure 3
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