Craftsman 172.67098 Operator's Manual

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2967098 Final2-18-0828CHANGING THE BLADE (Figs. 21 and 21a)Fig. 21“A” SpindleClamping ScrewBlade Rotationteeth point up at frontMAINTENANCE cont.CHANGING THE BLADE (Figs. 21 and 21a) cont.MAINTENANCE cont.WARNING: BE SURE to wear protective work gloves while handling a sawblade. The blade can injure unprotected hands.!WARNING: Always remove battery pack from your saw when you areassembling parts, making adjustments, assembling or removing blades, cleaning,or when not in use. Removing battery pack will prevent accidental starting thatcould cause serious personal injury.!1. Remove the battery pack from saw.2. Place saw on its side on a flat surface.3. Loosen the depth-of-cut adjustment lever, raise the saw up all the way and tighten lever.This gives you easier access to blade mounting area (see Fig. 21).4. Place saw up, on its base and on a flat surface (see Fig. 21).5. Loosen the spindle clamping screw “A”, depress the spindle lock button (see Fig. 21a).Place the blade wrench on the spindle clamping screw “A”. Move the wrench back andforth until you feel the spindle lock button depress further and it locks the blade in positionso the spindle clamping screw can be removed. Keeping the spindle lock button firmlydepressed, turn the spindle screw counterclockwise to remove.6. Raise lower blade guard using the blade guard lever and hold it in the raised position forthe next steps.7. Completely remove the spindle clamping screw “A” and the outer “D” washer and the blade(see Fig. 21).8. The remaining washer is the inner bushing washer that fits around the spindle shaft and itdoes not need to be removed.9. Put a drop of machine oil onto the inner bushing washer and outer “D” washer where theywill touch the blade.10. Place the new saw blade inside the lower blade guard, onto the spindle shaft and againstthe inner bushing.11. Replace the “D” washer.12. Firmly hold down spindle lock button as you replace the spindle screw and hand tighten itin a clockwise direction. Then use blade wrench to tighten the spindle clamping screwthoroughly.NOTE: The teeth of the blade should point upward at the front of the saw as shown in(Fig. 21).NOTE: NEVER use a blade that is too thick to allow the “D” washer to engage with theflat side of the spindle.LUBRICATIONAll of the bearings in this tool are lubricated with a sufficient amount of high-grade lubricantfor the life of the tool under normal operating conditions. Therefore, no further lubrication ofbearings required.Outer “D” WasherHex KeyFig. 21aBATTERIESThe battery pack for this tool is equipped with nickel-cadmium rechargeable batteries.Length of service from each charging will depend on the type of work you are doing.The batteries in this tool have been designed to provide maximum trouble-free life.However, like all batteries, they will eventually wear out. DO NOT disassemble batterypack and attempt to replace the batteries. Handling of these batteries, especially whenwearing rings and jewelry, could result in a serious burn.To obtain the longest possible battery life, we suggest the following:1. Remove the battery pack from the charger once it is fullycharged and ready for use.For battery storage longer than 30 days:• Store the battery pack where the temperature is below 80°F• Store battery packs in a “discharged” conditionSee parts list or page 6 table for correct battery pack number for additional battery packs.Order through Sears parts and repair, call 1-800-4-MY-HOMEWARNING: Failure to remove battery pack from saw could result inaccidental starting causing possible serious personal injury.!Spindle LockSpindle