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GRINDING /CUT-OFF WHEEL ASSEMBLY
WARNING
Turn the tool OFF and
remove the battery pack
before performing any assembly.
To install a wheel: (Fig.
4-6)
a. Remove the battery pack from the tool.
b. Place the backing flange on the spindle,
making sure that the flat surfaces on the
bottom of the backing flange are engaged
with the flat surfaces on the spindle.
c. Place the grinding or cut-off wheel (not
supplied) on the backing flange.
d. When installing a grinding wheel, position it so
that the raised, small diameter portion of the
lock nut faces the hole in the grinding wheel.
e. When installing a cut-off wheel, position it so
that the flat surface faces the cut-off wheel
WARNING
Do not reverse the lock
nut. If the lock nut is not
installed properly, the wheel cannot be
properly tightened and serious injury can
result.
f. While pressing the spindle lock, tighten
the lock nut by turning it clockwise with the
wrench supplied.
To remove the grinding/cut-off wheel:
a. Remove the battery pack from the tool.
b. While pressing the spindle lock, loosen the
lock nut by turning it counter-clockwise with
the wrench supplied.
WARNING
Press the spindle lock
only when the spindle is at
a standstill.
WARNING
Use protective gloves
when removing the wheel
from the tool, or first allow the wheel to cool
down. It may be hot after prolonged use.
Fig. 6
Spindle lock
Fig. 4
Lock Nut
Backing Flange
Grinding Wheel (not
Supplied)
Grinding Wheel Guard
Spindle
Fig. 5
Lock Nut
Backing Flange
Spindle
Cut-off Wheel
(Not Supplied)
Cut-off Wheel
Guard (Model
FT311, Not
Supplied)