Craftsman 315.220100 Operator's Manual

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PROBLEM CAUSE SOLUTIONSaw vibrates excessiveUy. 1. BUade is warped, 1. RepUace the Made, See theremovaU procedure in Assemblysection,2. Saw is not mounted secureUy. 2. Tighten aH hardware,3. Work surface is uneven, 3. Reposifion on a fiat surface,Adjust the bveHng feet on bgs.Saw is noisy when running, 1. Motor needs attention, 1. Have the motor checked atyour nearest Sears ServiceCenter.Carriage does not travel smoothly 1. Track is dirty or sticky. 1. Clean track. See Installingin track under arm. Carriage Assembly in Assem-bfy section.2. Carriage bearings are bad. 2. Replace carriage bearings.Contact your nearest Searsservice center,3. Blade or teeth are dull or bent. 3. Sharpen or replace the blade.See the removal procedure inAssembly section.4. Blade is out of alignment. 4. Use blade alignment proce-dures in Adjustment section.5. Board is warped. 5. Replace the board.Saw stalls when ripping. 1. Blade or teeth are dull or bent. 1. Sharpen or replace the blade.See the removal procedure inAssembly section.2. Fence is not straight. 2. Check with square; sand orreplace.3. Work is being fed too fast. 3. Feed work into blade slower.4. Wrong blade is being used. 4. Change the blade.5. Column tube is too loose in the 5. See Adjusting the Columncolumn support. Tube in Assembly section.6. Arm is misaligned or loose. 6. See Setting the Arm LockHZhee/in the Assembly section.7. Yoke is loose on carriage. 7. See Setting the Yoke Clampprocedure in Assembly section.8. Sawdust has accumulated 8. Remove and clean tables.between tables.59 CRRFTSMANRADIAL SAW315.220100