Porter-Cable 3700L instruction manual Troubleshooting Maintenance, Changing the Blade

TROUBLESHOOTING

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MAINTENANCE

CHANGING THE BLADE

Use only cross-cutting saw blades.

When using carbide-tipped blades, do not use blades with deep gullets as they can deflect and contact the guard.

Use only 10" diameter saw blades that are rated for 5200 RPM or higher and have 5/8" diameter arbor holes.

DISCONNECT MACHINE FROM POWER SOURCE.

1.Remove the screw (A) Fig. 44 and rotate the cover

(B) to the rear (Fig. 45).

A

Fig. 44

B

B

Fig. 45

2.To remove the saw blade, insert the supplied hex wrench (C) Fig. 46 into the hex hole located on the rear end of the motor shaft to keep the shaft from turning.

3.Use a wrench (G) Fig. 47 to loosen arbor screw (E) by turning it clockwise.

4.Remove arbor screw (E) Fig. 47, outside blade flange (F), and saw blade from saw arbor.

5.Attach new saw blade MAKING CERTAIN TEETH

OF SAW BLADE ARE POINTING DOWN AT THE FRONT. Re-attach outside blade flange (F) Fig. 47, and arbor screw (E) by turning it counterclockwise using wrench (G) Fig. 47. At the same time, use hex wrench (C) Fig. 46 to keep the arbor from turning.

6.Replace screw and cover that was rotated to the rear in STEP 1.

Remove the wrenches (C) FIG. 46 AND (G) FIG. 47 before starting the machine.

C

Fig. 46

Fig. 47

E

F G

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