Troubleshooting Chart - Craftsman 113.29350 Operating Instructions And Parts List Manual

TROUBLE SHOOTING CHART
TROUBLE
Blade "heels" to right
or left.
Cannot "rip" properly,
wood smokes and motor
stops.
PROBABLE CAUSE
1. Heel has not been
taken out of blade.
1. Dull blade.
2. Crosscut travel and rip
fence are not squared.
3. Radial arm not locked
in 0 ° position,
4. Blade not squared to
the table top.
REMEDY
1. Refer to "STEP SIX- CHECKING THE SAW BLADE FOR
HEEL (Left and Right)."
1. Check for sharpness of blade or warped board. Refer to
the paragraph entitled "'RIPPING." Ripping with hollow-
ground blades when boards are badly warped is very
difficult.
2. Refer to "STEP THREE--SQUARING THE CROSS-CUT
TRAVEL."
3. Make sure the radial arm is locked and indexed properly
in the 0 ° position.
4. Refer to "STEP FIVE--SQUARING THE SAW BLADE TO
THE TABLE TOP."
Elevation crank operates Column tube key not Check adjustment of key plug.
roughly; chatter exists, adjusted properly. Refer to "STEP TWO--ELIMINATING RADIAL ARM
SIDE PLAY.'"
Motor will not run. 1. Protector open; circuit
broken.
2. Low voltage.
I. Short circuit in line
cord or plug.
2. Short circuit in motor
terminal box or loose
connections.
1. Plane of table top not
parallel to horizontal
plane through radial
arm.
2. Table badly warped.
1. Excessive free play in
column tube key
adjustment.
2. Excessive free play in
radial arm.
3. Crosscut travel and rip
fence are not squared.
4. Improper movement of
arm for miter cuts.
S. Saw blade not square
to the table top.
6. Bearings loose on
track.
7. Yoke does not index
properly.
8.
Yoke clamp does not
tighten yoke; or loose-
ness is felt in yoke
assembly.
Motor will not run and
fuses "BLOW."
Blade does not maintain
constant depth of cut
across table.
Blade does not cut
squarely, or repeat cuts
cannot be secured.
1. Reset protector by pushing in on red button, located on
top of motor junction box.
2. Check power line for proper voltage.
1. Inspect line cord and plug for damaged insulation and
shorted wires.
2. Inspect all terminals in motor terminal box for loose or
shorted terminals.
1. Table is not aligned with radial arm. Refer to "STEP
FOUR--ADJUSTING THE TABLE PARALLEL TO RADIAL
ARM."
2. Replace table top.
1. Refer to "STEP TWO--ELIMINATING RADIAL ARM
SIDE PLAY."
2. Eliminate looseness in arm latch screws.
3. Refer to "STEP THREE--SQUARING THE CROSS-CUT
TRAVEL."
4. Adjust arm latch handle for correct indexing at 90 ° which
will produce a correct 45 ° setting. Refer to "STEP THREE
SQUARING THE CROSS-CUT TRAVEL."
5. Refer to "STEP FIVE-SQUARING THE SAW BLADE TO
THE TABLE TOP."
6. Refer to paragraph entitled "CARRIAGE," under "ADJUST-
MENTS TO COMPENSATE FOR WEAR."
7. Check to see that yoke indexes properly and that carriage
bearings are not loose on tracks. Refer to "STEP SIX -
CHECKING THE SAW BLADE FOR HEEL."
8. Refer to paragraph entitled "YOKE CLAMP ARM ADJUST-
MENT" under "ADJUSTMENTS TO COMPENSATE FOR
WEAR."
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