Ryobi G1151C specifications Maintenance, Guard Replacement

MAINTENANCE

WARNING:

When servicing use only identical Ryobi replacement parts. Use of any other parts may create a hazard or cause product damage.

GUARD REPLACEMENT

See Figure 7.

After extended use, the guard may become worn and need adjustments or replacing. If you drop your grinder and damage the guard it may also be necessary for you to replace it.

PROCEED AS FOLLOWS WHEN REPLACEMENT IS REQUIRED:

■UNPLUG YOUR GRINDER.

WARNING:

Failure to unplug your grinder could result in accidental starting causing serious injury.

■Remove and reassemble parts as shown in figure 7.

■Depress spindle lock button and rotate clamp nut until spindle locks.

■Using the wrench provided, loosen and remove clamp nut from spindle.

■Remove grinding wheel and disc flange.

■Using a phillips screwdriver, loosen the clamp screw until the guard can be adjusted or removed.

■If you are making adjustments, rotate the guard to its correct position as shown in figure 7, then retighten clamp screw securely. Never use your grinder with- out the guard correctly in place.

■If you are replacing the guard, loosen the clamp screw until the guard and clamp can be removed from the bearing cap.

■Place the new guard and clamp on the shoulder of the bearing cap. See Figure 7.

NOTE: If the new guard and clamp will not fit, loosen the clamp screw until they slide over the bearing cap.

■Rotate guard to the correct position as shown in figure 7.

■Tighten clamp screw securely.

■Reassemble disc flange, grinding wheel, and clamp nut. Refer to "INSTALLING THE GRINDING WHEEL" in- structions on page 8.

■Securely tighten the clamp nut with the wrench pro- vided.

TO

TIGHTEN

TO

LOOSEN

DISC

FLANGE

CLAMP

SCREW

CLAMP

BEARING CAP

FLAT(S)

WRENCH

CLAMP

NUT

GRINDING

WHEEL

GUARD

SPINDLE

SPINDLE

LOCK BUTTON

Fig. 7

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