Craftsman 172.67098 Maintenance, Changing the Blade Figs and 21a, Lubrication, Batteries

MAINTENANCE cont.

CHANGING THE BLADE (Figs. 21 and 21a)

Fig. 21a

Fig. 21

Spindle

Spindle Lock Outer “D” Washer

“A” Spindle

Clamping Screw

Hex Key

Blade Rotation

teeth point up at front

!WARNING: BE SURE to wear protective work gloves while handling a saw blade. The blade can injure unprotected hands.

1.Remove the battery pack from saw.

!WARNING: Always remove battery pack from your saw when you are assembling parts, making adjustments, assembling or removing blades, cleaning, or when not in use. Removing battery pack will prevent accidental starting that could cause serious personal injury.

2.Place saw on its side on a flat surface.

3.Loosen the depth-of-cut adjustment lever, raise the saw up all the way and tighten lever. This gives you easier access to blade mounting area (see Fig. 21).

4.Place saw up, on its base and on a flat surface (see Fig. 21).

5.Loosen the spindle clamping screw “A”, depress the spindle lock button (see Fig. 21a). Place the blade wrench on the spindle clamping screw “A”. Move the wrench back and forth until you feel the spindle lock button depress further and it locks the blade in position so the spindle clamping screw can be removed. Keeping the spindle lock button firmly depressed, turn the spindle screw counterclockwise to remove.

6.Raise lower blade guard using the blade guard lever and hold it in the raised position for the next steps.

7.Completely remove the spindle clamping screw “A” and the outer “D” washer and the blade (see Fig. 21).

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MAINTENANCE cont.

CHANGING THE BLADE (Figs. 21 and 21a) cont.

8.The remaining washer is the inner bushing washer that fits around the spindle shaft and it does not need to be removed.

9.Put a drop of machine oil onto the inner bushing washer and outer “D” washer where they will touch the blade.

10.Place the new saw blade inside the lower blade guard, onto the spindle shaft and against the inner bushing.

NOTE: The teeth of the blade should point upward at the front of the saw as shown in (Fig. 21).

11.Replace the “D” washer.

12.Firmly hold down spindle lock button as you replace the spindle screw and hand tighten it in a clockwise direction. Then use blade wrench to tighten the spindle clamping screw thoroughly.

NOTE: NEVER use a blade that is too thick to allow the “D” washer to engage with the flat side of the spindle.

!WARNING: Failure to remove battery pack from saw could result in accidental starting causing possible serious personal injury.

LUBRICATION

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

BATTERIES

The battery pack for this tool is equipped with nickel-cadmium rechargeable batteries. Length of service from each charging will depend on the type of work you are doing.

The batteries in this tool have been designed to provide maximum trouble-free life. However, like all batteries, they will eventually wear out. DO NOT disassemble battery pack and attempt to replace the batteries. Handling of these batteries, especially when wearing rings and jewelry, could result in a serious burn.

To obtain the longest possible battery life, we suggest the following:

1.Remove the battery pack from the charger once it is fully charged and ready for use.

For battery storage longer than 30 days:

•Store the battery pack where the temperature is below 80°F

•Store battery packs in a “discharged” condition

See parts list or page 6 table for correct battery pack number for additional battery packs. Order through Sears parts and repair, call 1-800-4-MY-HOME

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67098 Final

2-18-08