11
ASSEMBLY
Fig. 6
■
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.
BLADE
BOLT
FLAT
WASHER
OUTER
BLADE
WASHER
Fig. 5
■
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 engag-
ing the spindle lock. Make sure the spindle lock
button is not engaged before reconnecting the saw
to a power source.
BLADE BOLT
COVER
SCREWS
LOWER
BLADE
GUARD
LOWER
BLADE
GUARD
BLADE
BOLT
COVER
