Craftsman 351.228040 Operator's Manual page 14

SYMPTOM POSSIBLE CAUSE(S) CORRECTIVE ACTION
Excessive vibration 1. Blade out of balance 1. Discard blade and use a different
blade
2. Damage V-belt pulleys or poor belt 2. Replace as indicated
Cannot make square cut Miter gauge not adjusted properly Adjust miter gauge
when crosscutting
Blade stalls (however, motor turns) 1. Belts not tight
2. Belts not equal size
3. Belts worn
Cut binds, burns or stalls when ripping 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. Spreader out of alignment
1. Adjust belt tension
2. Replace belts
3. Replace belts
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 spreader to fall
in line with blade
Cut not true at 45 or 90 ° positions Positive stops not properly adjusted Adjust blade tilt
Tilt and elevating handwheel 1. Sawdust on rack and worm gears 1. Clean and relubricate
difficult to turn
2. Bushing collars too tight 2. Adjust properly
3. Bushings and bearing surfaces dirty 3. Clean thoroughly and lubricate
Excessive noise or overheating Motor Have motor checked by a technician or
consult manual with motor
Frequent opening of fuses or 1. Motor overloaded 1. Feed work slower into blade
circuit breakers 2. Fuses or circuit breakers do not have 2. Install proper size fuses or circuit
sufficient capacity breakers
Motor stalls (resulting in blown fuses or Start switch not operating Have switch replaced
tripped circuit breakers)
14