Craftsman 315.10899 To Assemble Blade, Outerbladewasherd Washer Cuppedside of Outsideof

AWARNING:Your saw should never be connected to power supply when you are

assembling parts, making adjustments, assembling or removing blades, cleaning, or when not in use. Disconnecting your saw will prevent accidental starting that could cause serious personal injury.

,_ WARNING: A 7-1/4 in. blade is the maximum blade capacity of your saw. Never use a blade

that is too thick to allow outer blade washer to

engage with the flat on the spindle. Larger blades will come in contact with the blade

guards, while thicker blades will prevent blade screw from securing blade on spindle. Either of these situations could result in a serious accident.

TO ASSEMBLE OR REMOVE BLADE

•Unplugyour saw.

,_ WARNING: Failure to unplug your saw could result in accidental starting causing possible

serious personal injury.

TO ASSEMBLE BLADE:

•Remove blade wrench from storage area. See Figure 1.

iRemove blade screw, spring washer, and outer blade washer ("D" washer). See Figure 2.

SPINDLE LOWERBLADE

BLADE OUTER BLADE

WASHER

("D" WASHER)

BLADE

SCREW

INNER

BLADEWASHERSPRING

WASHER Fig. 2

Note: Turn blade screw counterclockwise to remove.

•Wipe a drop of oil onto inner blade washer and

outer blade washer ("D" washer) where they contact blade.

,_ WARNING: If inner blade washer has been

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removed, replace it before placing blade on spindle. Failure to do so could cause an accident since blade will not tighten properly.

•Fit saw blade inside lower blade guard and onto spindle. Note: The saw teeth point upward at the front of saw as shown in Figure 2.

•Replace "D" washer and spring washer.

Note: "Cupped" side of spring washer goes against "D" washer. See Figure 3.

OUTERBLADEWASHER("D" WASHER)

CUPPEDSIDE OF OUTSIDEOF

SPRINGWASHER SPRINGWASHER Fig. 3

M Replace blade screw. Tighten blade screw

securely.

Note: Turn blade screw clockwise to tighten,

•Return blade wrench to storage area.

Note: Always place angled portion of blade wrench up as shown in Figure 1.

REMEMBER: Never use a blade that is too thick to allow the "D" washer to engage with the flat on the spindle.

TO REMOVE BLADE:

M Remove blade wrench from storage area. See Figure 1.

•Place your saw on a piece of scrap wood as shown in Figure 4, and remove blade screw.

Note: With blade teeth embedded in the wood, turn blade screw counterclockwise to remove.

•Remove spring washer and outer blade washer ("D" washer). See Figure 2.

Note: Blade can be removed at this point.

LOWERBLADE

GUARDHANDLE

BLADE

WRENCH

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BLADESCREW

Fig. 4

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