RIDGID R42223 Manual Del Operador página 17

ASSEMBLY
INSTALLING/REPLACING THE BLADE
See Figure 14.
WARNING:
A 12 in. blade is the maximum blade capacity of
the saw. Never use a blade that is too thick to allow
outer blade washer to engage with the flats on the
arbor. Larger blades will come in contact with the
blade guards, while thicker blades will prevent the
blade bolt from securing the blade on the arbor.
Either of these situations could result in a serious
accident and can cause serious personal injury.
Installing the blade:
 Fit saw blade inside upper blade guard and onto spindle.
The blade teeth point downward at the front of saw as
shown.
 Replace the outer blade washer. The double "D" flats on
the blade washers align with the flats on the spindle.
 Depress spindle lock button and replace blade bolt.
NOTE: The blade bolt has left hand threads. Turn blade
bolt counterclockwise to tighten.
CAUTION:
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.
 Tighten blade bolt securely.
 Lower the blade guard.
 Raise and lower the saw arm to ensure upper blade guard
functions correctly.
WARNING:
Make sure the spindle lock button is not engaged
before reconnecting saw into power source. Never
engage spindle lock button when blade is rotating.
Removing the blade:
 Unplug the saw.
 Raise saw arm.
 Rotate lower blade guard up and back to expose the
blade bolt.
 Depress the spindle lock button and rotate the blade bolt
until the spindle locks.
 Using the hex end of the blade wrench, loosen and re-
move the blade bolt from the arbor.
OUTER
BLADE
WASHER
BLADE
BOLT
OUTER BLADE
WASHER
WITH DOUBLE
"D" FLATS
TO
LOOSEN
BLADE
BOLT
TIGHTEN
BLADE
WRENCH
NOTE: The blade bolt has left hand threads. Turn blade
bolt clockwise to loosen.
 Remove the outer blade washer. Do not remove the ring
or inner blade washer.
 Wipe a drop of oil onto the ring and the outer blade washer
where they contact the blade.
WARNING:
If ring and/or inner blade washer have been re-
moved, replace them before placing blade on
spindle. Failure to do so could cause an accident
since blade will not tighten properly.
17 - English
BLADE
ARBOR
LOWER
BLADE
GUARD
TO
ARBOR
BLADE
UPPER
BLADE
GUARD
Fig. 14