Ryobi TS1550 BOLT, NOTE:, NOTE:, NOTE:, NOTE:, LOWER, BLADE, GUARD, COVER, LOWER, BLADE, GUARD, OUTER, BLADE, BLADE, Do not, SCREWS, WASHER, WARNING:, WARNING:, CAUTION:

ASSEMBLY

■Push down on the saw arm.

■Pull out the lock pin to release saw arm.

■Raise the saw arm to its full raised position. NOTE: Be cautious; the saw arm is spring loaded.

■Raise the lower blade guard to expose the screws on the blade bolt cover.

■Loosen the screws on the blade bolt cover using the phillips end of the blade wrench.

■Rotate the lower blade guard and blade bolt cover up and back to expose the blade bolt.

■Depress the spindle lock button and rotate the blade bolt until the spindle locks.

NOTE: The blade bolt has left hand threads. Turn the blade bolt clockwise to loosen.

■Loosen and remove the blade bolt using the blade wrench provided.

■Remove the flat washer.

■Remove the outer blade washer. Do not remove the inner blade washer.

■Wipe a drop of oil on the inner blade washer and outer blade washer where they contact the blade.

WARNING:

If the inner blade washer has been removed, replace it before placing the blade on the spindle. Failure to do so could cause the blade not to tighten properly, which could result in serious injury.

■Fit the saw blade inside the lower blade guard and onto the spindle, with the blade teeth pointing down- ward at the front of saw.

WARNING:

Always install the blade with the blade teeth and the arrow printed on the side of the blade pointing down at the front of the saw. The direction of blade rotation is also stamped with an arrow on the upper blade guard. Failure to heed this warning can result in serious personal injury.

■Replace the outer blade washer.

■Replace the flat washer.

NOTE: The double “D” flats on the blade washers align with the flats on the spindle.

■Replace the blade bolt.

NOTE: The blade bolt has left hand threads. Turn the blade bolt counterclockwise to tighten.

■Depress the spindle lock button.

■Tighten the blade bolt securely.

LOWER

BLADE

GUARD

BLADE BOLTCOVERSCREWS

Fig. 5

	LOWER	BLADE
	BLADE
		BOLT
	GUARD
		COVER

OUTER

BLADE

FLAT WASHERWASHER

BLADE

BOLT

Fig. 6

■Remove the blade wrench.

■Restore the lower blade guard and the blade bolt cover.

■Retighten the screws using the phillips end of the blade wrench securing the blade bolt cover.

■Return the blade wrench to the wrench storage area.

■Make the first cut with the miter saw. Refer to CUT- TING THE THROAT PLATE later in this manual.

CAUTION:

To prevent damage to the spindle lock, always allow the motor to come to a complete stop before engaging the spindle lock. Make sure the spindle lock button is not engaged before reconnecting the saw to a power source.