Installing the Yoke Assembly | Craftsman 315.220381 guide

INSTALLING THE YOKE ASSEMBLY

See Figures 13A - 13C.

The yoke rides in the carriage below the arm and supports the motor, the blade guard, and the blade. Install the yoke assembly from the front of the arm.

•Remove the carriage stop screw and Iockwasher from below the front of the arm with a 1/4 in. hex

key. See Figure 13A.

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•Remove the arm cap screws and arm cap from the front of the arm with a phillipsscrewdriver. See Figure 13B.

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Fig. 13B

•Remove and discard the two motorsetscrews in

the bottom of the motor. They are for shipping purposes only.

•Using the elevating handwheel, raise the arm 3 inches and remove the packing material.

•Lock the arm with the arm lock knob, located on top of the front of the arm, so the arm doesn'tswing while you are mounting the yoke assembly.

•Pick up the yoke assembly and carefully slip it onto the carriage track below the arm. Keep it parallel with the arm so bearings slide in smoothly. See

Figure 13C.

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CARRIAGECOVER Fig. 13C

•Reinstallthe cardage stop screw, the Iockwasher, arm cap, and arm cap screws. Tighten all screws securely.

_1, WARNING: Once the yoke assembly is on the carriage track, reinstallthe arm cap, the arm cap

screws, the cardage stop screw, and the Iockwasher. Do not dsk sedous injury or damage to the saw by failing to replace these parts.

•Tighten the carriage lock knob, on the carriage cover on the left of the arm, to lock the yoke

assembly in place.

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Contents

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