Craftsman 315.28461 manual Closed=End, 0PEN-ENDWRENCH, Wrench, See Figures 14, Guard Lever

TO CHECK SAW BLADE iNSTALLATiON

See Figure 13.

CAUTION: To work properly, the saw blade teeth must point down toward the front of the saw. Failure to do so could cause damage to the saw blade, the saw, or the workpiece.

[] Unplug the saw.

[] Lower the saw blade and remove the throat plate.

[] Make sure the bevel locking lever is securely pushed to the right. Raise the saw blade to its full height

by turning the height/bevel adjusting handwheel clockwise.

[] Place spreader/riving knife in "up" position. To loosen the blade:

[] Using the open-end wrench, place the open end onto the flats on the arbor shaft.

[] Insert the closed-end wrench over the blade nut. Holding both wrenches firmly, pull the closed end wrench forward to the front of the machine.

To tighten the blade:

[] Using the open-end wrench, place the open end onto the flats on the arbor shaft.

[] Insert the closed-end wrench over the blade nut. Holding both wrenches firmly, push the closed-end wrench to the back of the machine. Make sure the blade nut is securely tightened. Do not overtighten.

[] Reinstall the throat plate.

[] Check all clearances for free blade rotation.

CLOSED=END

0PEN-ENDWRENCH

WRENCH

BLADE

NUT

Fig. 13

TO INSTALL THE BLADE GUARD AND ANTI- KICKBACK PAWLS

See Figures 14- 16.

WARNING: Replace dull or damaged anti-kickback pawls. Dull or damaged pawls may not stop a kick- back increasing the risk of serious personal injury.

NOTE: Anti-kickback pawls should only be installed for through cuts.

[] Unplug the saw.

[] Raise the saw blade by turning the height/bevel adjusting handwheel clockwise.

[] Place spreader/riving knife in "up" position.

To install blade guard:

[] Lift the guard lever up to unlock.

[] With the front of the blade guard raised, lower the back of the guard into the middle hole of the spreader/ riving knife. Push the front of the guard down until it is parallel to the table (see figure 15). If the blade guard is not parallel to the table, the riving knife is not in the spreader (or "up") position.

[] Lock the guard in place by pushing the guard lever down.

BLADE

GUARD

GUARD

LEVER

Fig. 14

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