Craftsman 315.21234 - Manual (Page 19)

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Fig. 16
ASSEMBLY
Fig. 17
SPINDLE
LOCK
BUTTON
n Remove the laser guide or outer blade washer. Do not
remove inner blade washer.
n Wipe a drop of oil onto inner blade washer and outer
blade washer where they contact the blade.
WARNING: If inner blade washer has been
removed, replace it before placing blade on
spindle. Failure to do so could cause an accident
since blade will not tighten properly.
n Fit saw blade inside lower blade guard and onto
spindle. The blade teeth point downward at the front
of saw as shown in figure 15.
CAUTION : 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.
n Replace the laser guide or outer blade washer (see in-
structions on the following page). The double "D" flats
align with the flats on the spindle.
n Depress spindle lock button and replace blade bolt.
NOTE: The blade bolt has left hand threads. Turn blade
bolt counterclockwise to tighten.
n Tighten blade bolt securely.
n Replace the lower blade guard and blade bolt cover.
n Retighten the phillips screw securing the blade bolt
cover.
CAUTION : Make sure the spindle lock button is not
engaged before reconnecting saw to power source.
Never engage spindle lock button when blade is
rotating.
BLADE
BOLT COVER
LOWER
BLADE GUARD
FLAT(S)
ON SPINDLE
INNER BLADE
WASHER WITH
DOUBLE "D" FLATS
OUTER BLADE WASHER
WITH DOUBLE "D" FLATS
BLADE
BLADE
BOLT
TO
TIGHTEN
TO
LOOSEN
PHILLIPS
SCREW