Craftsman 315.22831 owner manual Installingthebeltandbeltguard, See Figures20, Sawpulley

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INSTALLINGTHEBELTANDBELTGUARD

See Figures20 and 21.

•Get the belt, belt guard, 4 flat washers (3/16 in.) and 4 small hex nuts (3/16-24).

•Lower the blade by turningthe height handwheel.

•Slip the belt on the saw pulley (inside cabinet). Lift the motorforward and place the belt on the motor pulley.

•Check that the belt is straightand both pulleysare aSgned. If not, adjustthe motoron the motor supportassembly. Refer to Mountingthe Motor.

•Raise the saw blade all the way up.

•Pullthe motor out until the belt is taut. Securely

tighten the hex boltsabove the rods with a 12 mm wrench.

•Put your hand around the belt halfway between the two pulleysand squeeze the be_tuntil bothsides of the belt touch. The motor shouldmove freely as you squeeze the belt. If i_does not, loosen the hex boltsand readjust the belt tension.

•Lower the blade with the height handwheel. Lift the motorforward and remove the belt.

•Open the hinged belt guard and place it over the motorscrews on the motorpulley. Secure with fiat washers and hex nuts. Securely tightenthe hex nuts with a 10 mm wrench.

•Replace the belt and snap the guard closed.

•Check the clearances by indexingthe blade. Turn the bevel hendwheel to 45" and back. Use the

height handwheelto fully lower and raise the blade.

SAWPULLEY

MOTORSUPPORT

ASSEMBLY

MOTOR

MOTORSCREWS

Fig. 20

BELT

BELTI

Fig. 21

CHECKING THE THROAT PLATE

See Figure 22.

j_ CAUTION: The throatplate must be even with the table surface. If it is too high or too low, the

workpiece can catch on uneven edges and cause kickback.

•Make sure the throat plate is flush with the table top. To change height of the throat plate, loosen the flat head screw that secures the throat plate and adjust the four setscrewswith a 2 mm hex key. Do

not allow the throatplate to bow up above the table surface.

2mm

HEXKEYSETSCREW

FRAMINGSQUARE

IROATPLATE

TABLETOP
HEIGHT
HANDWHEEL
BEVEL
HANDWHEEL	Fig. 22

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