Craftsman 315.21449 owner manual Brushholderbrush, Drive Belt

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lCarefully pull the brush straight off of the brush holder to replace the brush. Push the new brush on the holder until you hear it snap in place.

Remove the screw to replace both brush and holder.

BRUSHHOLDERBRUSH

Place new drive belt on the pulley. As you return pulley to pulley shaft, place drive belt over motor pulley. Position the pulley on the raised portion of the pulley shaft.

Return the wheel to the pulley shaft. For correct orientation of wheel, notice that the screw holes on the wheel ere all in recessed areas. These must align with the screw holes on the pulley.

Replace the screws and tighten to secure wheel. Put the shim (washer) and retaining ring back on the pulley shaft.

Replace the saw blade. Check thrust bearings and blade guides.

Fig. 24

DRIVE BELT

See Figure 25.

_1 WARNING: To prevent accidental starting that could cause possible serious personal injury,

turn off the saw, remove the switch key, and unplug the saw before working on the band saw.

Due to wear or breakage, the drive belt may need to

be replaced. The drive belt is located behind the lower wheel of the band saw.

Remove the saw blade and set it aside. See section on Installing and Adjusting Saw Blade.

Using retaining ring pliers, remove the retaining ring from the lower wheel.

Remove the shim (washer).

Remove the 3 screws in the wheel and slide the wheel off of the pulley shaft.

I1._ Remove the pulley and worn drive belt.

LOWERWHEELPULLEYSHAFT

RETAININGRING

SCREW(S)

SHIM (WASHER)

MOTORPULLEY

DRIVEBELT

PULLEY

Fig. 25

LUBRICATION

All of the bearings in this tool are lubricated with a sufficient amount of high grade lubricant for the life of the unit under normal operating conditions. Therefore, no further lubrication is required.

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