Ryobi P550 - Manual (Page 15)

15
ASSEMBLY
PHILLIPS SCREW
BLADE BOLT
COVER
4 5
3 0
15
15
30
4 5
22.5
31.6 2
22.5
31.62
R O T A T I O N
Fig. 13
LOWER
BLADE
GUARD
BRACKET
Fig. 14
LOWER BLADE
GUARD
NOTCH
PHILLIPS
SCREW
BLADE BOLT
TO INSTALL BLADE
See Figures 13 - 16.
WARNING:
A 8-1/4 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 spindle.
Larger blades will come in contact with the blade guards,
while thicker blades will prevent the blade bolt from se-
curing the blade on the spindle. Either of these situations
could result in a serious accident and can cause serious
personal injury.
n Remove the battery pack from the tool.
�n Push down on the saw arm and pull out the lock pin to
release saw arm. Raise saw arm to its full raised position.
Be cautious, saw arm is spring loaded to raise.
�n Loosen the phillips screw on the blade bolt cover until
blade bolt cover can be raised. See Figure 13.
�n Gently raise the lower blade guard bracket, releasing
lower blade guard from notch so that lower blade guard
and blade bolt cover can be rotated up and back to
expose the blade bolt. See Figure 14.
��n Depress the spindle lock button and rotate the blade bolt
until the spindle locks. See Figure 16.
��n Using the blade wrench provided, loosen and remove the
blade bolt.
NOTE: The blade bolt has left hand threads. Turn blade
bolt clockwise to loosen.
�n� Remove outer blade washer. Do not remove inner blade
washer.
��n Wipe a drop of oil onto inner blade washer and outer
blade washer where they contact the blade.
WARNING:
If inner blade washer has been removed, replace it before
placing blade on spindle. Failure to do so could cause an
accident since blade will not tighten properly.
���n Fit saw blade inside lower blade guard and onto spindle.
The blade teeth point downward at the front of saw as
shown in figure 15.
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.