Fitting The Blade - Husqvarna FS5000 D Operator's Manual

Fitting the blade

Prior to fitting the blade, read and understand section
"Engine-Blade shaft-Gearbox speed adjustment".
NOTICE! Check the blade's direction of rotation. The arrow
on the blade and the blade guard indicates the direction of
rotation.
1 Set Engine start switch to ignition on position.
2 Raise the saw to a high position using the Raise/lower
switch on the Speed control lever.
3 Set the Engine start switch to STOP position.
4 Press the Machine stop on the control panel.
5 Turn off the Water valve.
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• Loosen the blade guard front bolt and lift the blade guard
latch.
• Raise blade guard front and use quick release pin to lock
it in upright position.
WARNING! Check that the blade, blade
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flanges and blade flange arbor are
undamaged. Clean the contact surfaces of
the blade and the blade flanges. Make sure
the blade and the flanges are clean and free
of dirt and debris before mounting the blade
on the machine.
The blade shaft bolt on the right hand side of
the saw has left hand threads and the blade
shaft bolt on the left hand side of the saw has
right hand threads. Replace the blade shaft
bolt and plain washer when worn or damaged.
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OPERATING
1 Loosen blade shaft bolt which is used to clamp the blade
between the inner and outer flange.
2 Remove outer flange and plain washer.
3 Fit diamond blade to outer flange arbor.
4 Install outer flange with blade pre-installed into the inner
flange making sure that the locking pin passes through the
diamond blade and into the inner flange.
Always use plain washer with blade shaft bolt.
Rotate outer flange and the blade in the opposite direction
of blade rotation to remove backlash.
Install and tighten blade shaft bolt and plain washer using
the blade shaft wrench while firmly holding the blade.
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• Lower the saw by pushing the Raise/lower switch on the
speed control lever downwards until the blade touches the
surface to be cut.
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CAUTION! The touch should be smooth to
prevent damaging the blade. Use Saw
lowering speed control knob to slow down
the lowering speed. Never let the front
weight of the machine be supported by the
blade since this will damage the blade.
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