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Assembly

ATTACHING THE BLADE

Do not use wrenches with longer handles,

Disconnect battery pack

since it may lead to over tightening of the

! WARNING from tool or place the

blade stud.

switch in the locked or off position before

VARI-TORQUE CLUTCH

making any assembly, adjustments or

This clutching action is provided by the friction

changing accessories. Such preventive

of the OUTER WASHER against the BLADE

safety measures reduce the risk of starting

and permits the blade shaft to turn when the

the tool accidentally.

 

 

blade encounters excessive resistance. When

1. Turn BLADE STUD with wrench provided

the BLADE STUD is properly tightened (as

clockwise and remove BLADE STUD and

described in No. 5 of Attaching The Blade), the

OUTER WASHER (Fig. 2). If the shaft moves

blade will slip when it encounters excessive

while attempting to loosen the blade stud

resistance, thus reducing saw’s tendency to

press the lock button (Fig. 1).

 

 

KICKBACK.

2. Retract the lower guard all the way up into

One setting may not be sufficient for cutting all

the upper guard. While retracting the lower

materials. If excessive blade slippage occurs,

guard, check operation and condition of the

tighten the blade stud 1/2 mark more.

LOWER GUARD SPRING.

 

 

OVERTIGHTENING THE BLADE STUD

3. Make sure the saw teeth and arrow on the

NULLIFIES THE EFFECTIVE-NESS OF THE

blade point in the same direction as the arrow

CLUTCH.

on the lower guard.

 

DUST EXTRACTION

4. Slide blade through slot in the foot and

Your tool is equipped is with a dust port for

mount it against the INNER WASHER on the

dust and chip extraction. To use this feature,

shaft. Be sure the large diameter of the OUTER

open dust port cover and attach vacuum hose

washer lays flush against the blade.

(optional accessory) to the dust port, and

5. Reinstall OUTER WASHER and tighten

connect opposite end the hose to a shop

BLADE STUD finger tight. The face of outer

vacuum cleaner.

washer has marks around it that will help you

To prevent personal injury,

properly adjust the blade stud. Press lock

button to lock shaft and TIGHTEN BLADE

! WARNING always position vacuum

STUD COUNTER-CLOCKWISE ONE MARK

hose so that it does not interfere with the

ON BLADE WASHER WITH THE WRENCH

lower guard, or the cutting operation at all

PROVIDED.

 

settings.

FIG. 2

 

WRENCH

 

 

MARK

 

 

LOWER

UPPER

 

GUARD

 

SPRING

GUARD

 

 

 

 

 

BLADE

 

 

OUTER WASHER

 

 

OUTER WASHER

 

 

Large Diameter

 

 

Faces Blade

 

 

BLADE

 

 

STUD

LOWER

BLADE

TIGHTEN

GUARD

SHAFT

 

INNER WASHER

Large Diameter

Faces Blade

LOOSEN

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Bosch Power Tools 1662, 1660 manual Assembly, Attaching the Blade, VARI-TORQUE Clutch, Dust Extraction

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