Craftsman 315.22831 Installing the Blade Guard Socket, See Figures 23, Headscrews, Pawls

INSTALLING THE BLADE GUARD	SOCKET
See Figures 23 - 25.	HEADSCREWS

BLADE

WARNING: If the blade is not fully lowered, tum the height handwheel to lower the blade to

prevent injury.

•Locate the blade guard, the blade guard bracket, and the followinghardware:

2 hex bolts (5/16-18 x 1/2 in.)

2 lockwashers (5/16 in.)

3 socket head screws (1/4-20 x 3/8 in.)

3 fiat washers (1/4 in.)

•Align the lower end of the blade guard bracket and the threaded holes of the cradle and insertthe hex

boltsand _ockwashers. Securely tk3htanwith a 12 mm wrench.

•Remove the throat plate. See page 32.

•Put the blade guard assembly in place on the table top, aligningthe screw holes in the rivingknife to the holes in the bracket. Align the hole in the front of the rivingknife base with the screw hole in the saw table.

Note: The screw hole is located under the slot in back of the throat plate.

•Inserttwo socket head screws and two flat washers in the two holes at the beck of the dying knife base.

Securelytighten with a 5 mm hex key.

•Insertthe third socket head screw and flat washer into screw hole in saw table under throat plate. Securelytighten with a 5 mm hex key.

•Replace the throat plate.

BLADE

GUARD

BRACKET

LOCK

WASHER

FLM

WASHER

SOCKET

HEADSCREW

FLAT

Fig. 24

BLADE

RIVING

KNIFE

_NTI-KICKBACK

PAWLS

Fig. 25

HEX

Fig. 23

25

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