Craftsman 124.33383 Operator's Manual

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BRUSH INSPECTION AND REPLACEMENTWARNING: Turn planer off and disconnect from powersource. Brush life depends on amount of load on motor.Regularly inspect brushes after 100 hours of use.Brushes are located on either side of planer motor.• Loosen brush cap and carefully remove brush frommotor.NOTE: Brushes are located on both front and rearsides of planer.• Replace brushes if spring is damaged.• Replace brushes if carbon is worn.• Replace brushes and tighten brush caps.ADJUSTING TABLE LEVELRefer to Figures 14 and 15, pages 12 and 14.The planer will produce uneven depth of cut (taperedcut) if the rollercase (Fig. 15, Key No. 26) is not parallelwith the base (Fig. 14, Key No. 20). To restore paral-lelism of the rollercase with the base:• Using a test piece, measure the height of the taper.• Turn planer off and disconnect from power source.• Fold the front and rear extension tables.• Lay planer carefully on it’s side so that bottom sideof the base is exposed.• Clamp vise plier (not supplied) on the left side ofshaft (Fig. 14, Key No. 31) next to the gear (Fig. 14,Key No. 35).• Remove retaining ring (Fig. 14, Key No. 34) and dis-engage right gear from the elevation screw gear.• Slowly rotate handle (Fig. 14, Key No. 5) to raise orlower rollercase. Rollercase will move by 0.006″ withevery turn of the gear by one tooth. Move rollercasetot he required distance to offset the taper.• Re-engage the right and elevation screw gear andreplace retaining ring to secure.• Release and remove vise plier.• Set the planer back on its base.• Make a test cut to verify adjustment.REPLACING V-BELTRefer to Figures 14 and 15, pages 12 and 14.Inadequate tension in the V-belt (Fig. 15, Key No. 46)will cause the belt to slip from the motor pulley (Fig. 15,Key No. 49) or drive pulley (Fig. 15, Key No. 47). Loosebelt must be replaced. To replace V-belt:• Turn planer off and unplug from power source.• Loosen and remove screws (Fig. 14, Key No. 1) onright cap (Fig. 14, Key No. 6). Remove panel(Fig. 14, Key No. 37).• Loosen and remove screws (Fig. 15, Key No. 29) onbelt guard (Fig. 15, Key No. 30). Remove belt guard.• Loosen bolt (Fig.15, Key No. 38) to loosen motorassembly.• Remove old belt by walking the belt from motorand drive pulleys alternatively. Push motor down andpull the belt outward while turning the pulleys at thesame time.• Replace with new belt. Walk the belt on to the pul-leys in the reverse manner as when removing thebelt.• Make sure the belt is evenly seated all the way onthe motor and drive pulley grooves.• Pry motor upward to apply tension to belt. Secure inposition by tightening bolt (Fig. 15, Key No. 38).• Replace belt guard and screws (Fig. 15, Key Nos. 29and 30).• Replace and secure right panel.LUBRICATION• Motor and cutterhead bearings are sealed and needno lubrication.• Gears and elevation screws should be cleaned ofdebris and greased as needed.CLEAN PLANER• Keep planer clean of any wood chips, dust, dirt or debris.• After 10 hours of operation, the chains and gearsshould have wood chips, dust and old greaseremoved.• Use common automotive bearing grease to lubricateall chains and gears. Be sure all chains and gearshave plenty of grease.• Clean the granite table using a soft, damp cloth. Donot use any waxes, oils or solvents on the table.9Figure 13 - Replace BrushesCarbonSpringBrush Cap• $OZD\VUHSODFHERWKEUXVKHVDWWKHVDPHWLPH