Use and Care Manual

17 ENGLISH

Installing or removing saw blade

WARNING: Always be sure that the tool is

switched off and the battery cartridge is removed

before installing or removing the blade.Accidental

start up of the tool may result in serious personal

injury.

CAUTION: Use only the Makita hex wrench

provided to install or remove the blade. Failure

todosomayresultinovertighteningorinsufcient

tighteningofthehexsocketbolt.Thiscouldcause

aninjury.

Toremovetheblade,performthefollowingsteps:

1. Release the stopper pin, and then lock the handle

in the raised position by pushing in the stopper pin.

►1. Stopper pin

2. Use the hex wrench to loosen the hex socket bolt

holding the center cover by turning it counterclockwise.

Then,raisethebladeguardandcentercover.

►1. Center cover 2. Hex socket bolt 3. Hex wrench

4. Blade guard

3. Press the shaft lock to lock the spindle and use

the hex wrench to loosen the hex socket bolt clockwise.

Thenremovethehexsocketboltofthespindle,outer

angeandblade.

►1. Shaft lock 2. Hex socket bolt 3.Outerange

4. Iftheinnerangeisremoved,installitonthespin-

dle with its protrusion facing away from the blade. If the

angeisinstalledincorrectlytheangewillrubagainst

the machine.

►1.Outerange2. Saw blade 3.Innerange4. Hex

socket bolt (left-handed) 5. Spindle

Toinstalltheblade,performthefollowingsteps:

1. Mount the blade carefully onto the spindle.

Make sure that the direction of the arrow on the blade

matches the direction of the arrow on the blade case.