Maintenance
Rip Lock
If the blade carriage can be moved by pushing/pulling on the saw handle when the rip lock is locked, adjust:
1.Hold rip lock in unlocked position and tighten locknut one quarter turn.
2.Test adjustment: if carriage moves with difficulty, slightly loosen locknut; if car- riage moves easily, lock rip lock and try to move carriage along arm.
Replacing Pawls
Make sure the teeth of the pawls are al- ways sharp. If they become dull the pawls must be replaced:
1.Remove hex nut and old pawls.
2.Install new pawls and spreader.
3.Align spreader to blade according to in- structions in Alignment and Adjustment.
Blade Changing
To change the saw blade:
1.Turn switch off, remove yellow key, and unplug saw.
2.Use both blade wrenches in scissor ac- tion to loosen blade nut. Note:Arbor
shaft hc**left-hand thread_. Turn nut clock- wise to loosen.
3.Remove nut, blade collar, and blade. Insert new blade, making sure that arrow is on outside and points clockwise.
4.
Do not overtighten nut because this can cause blade collar to warp and blade to wobble during cutting:
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