Craftsman 315.175341 To Remove the Fixed or D-HANDLE Base, Unplug the router

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_, WARNING: Never connect the router to power supply when you are assembling parts, making adjustments, installing or removing cutters, or when not in use. Disconnecting the router prevents accidental starting that could cause serious injury.

REMOVING AND INSTALLING THE ROUTER

BASE

TO SWITCH FROM THE FIXED BASE OR D-HANDLE BASE TO THE PLUNGE BASE

See Figures 2 and 3.

TO REMOVE THE FIXED OR D-HANDLE BASE:

1. Unplug the router,

,_ WARNING: Failure to unplugthe tool could result in accidental starting causingserious.

2.Place the router upside down with the Craftsman label away from you.

3.Loosen the locking arm on the base.

4.Depress and hold the gold spindle lock button. The gold spindle lock button will not depress fully unless it is in line with the hole in the collet.

5.Ifthe goldspindle lockbuttondoes not depressfully,turn the colletnut while depressingthe goldspindle lock button.As they align,the gold spindlelock buttonwill depressfully.

6.Turn the depth adjusting ring counterclockwise until the motor is to its highest position. NOTE: As the motor is rising, the gold spindle lock button has to be depressed until it clears the rear window.

7.Align the indicator arrow on the depth adjustment ring with the indicator point on the base.

8.Pull the base until it dislodges from the motor housing.

TO INSTALL THE PLUNGE BASE

1.Unplug the router.

2.Place the plunge base on a flat surface.

3.Loosen the locking knob.

4.Align the groove in the motor housing with the rib inside the base. NOTE: The rib is located on the inside of the base in line with the handle.

5.Depress and hold the gold spindle lock button.

6.Slide the motor housing into the base.

7.Tighten the locking knob.

_, CAUTION: Do not tighten the locking knob without the motor installed in the base. Failureto heed this

caution may resultin permanent damage to the

lockingmechanism.

GOLD

SPINDLE

LOCK

BUTTON

ADJUSTMENTLOCKING

RINGARM

INDICATORDEPTHADJUST-

MENTRING

INDICATOR

 

POINT

Fig. 2

GROOVEIN

HOUSINGMOTOR..

RIBINSIDE

THE BASE

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Fig. 3

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