Ryobi RJ160V - Manual (Page 9)

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■ Align the hole in the shank of the blade and blade clamp
with the pin in the saw bar, then seat both on the pin in the
saw bar.
■ Tighten blade clamp screw securely. Do not overtighten
screw or use an aid with hex key.
■ Remove hex key and store it in the hex key holder.
Note: There may be times when the blade clamp sticks to the
saw bar and will not loosen enough to allow blades to be
installed or removed. If this happens, loosen the blade clamp
screw with the hex key, then tap lightly on the end of the hex
key with a mallet.
See Figure 4.
BASE ASSEMBLY
See Figure 5.
The base assembly of your reciprocating saw pivots up and
down in both directions. The base is adjustable, allowing the
use of the blade teeth at different positions on the blade.
TO CHANGE POSITIONS OF THE BASE ASSEMBLY:
See Figure 6.
■ UNPLUG YOUR SAW.
WARNING:
Failure to unplug your saw could result in accidental
starting causing serious injury.
■ Loosen the button head screws in the gear frame with the
3 mm hex key mentioned above.
■ Reposition base assembly.
■ Retighten button head screws securely. Do not overtighten
screws or use an aid with hex key.
■ Remove hex key and store it in hex key holder.
BLADE
CLAMP
OPERATION
HEX KEY
Fig. 5
MALLET
BASE
ASSEMBLY
HEX KEY
BLADE
CLAMP SCREW
Fig. 4
BASE
ASSEMBLY
PIVOT
BUTTON
HEAD SCREWS
Fig. 6
SAW BAR
Cutting into electrical wiring in walls can cause blade, blade
clamp, and saw bar assembly to become electrically live.
Do not touch metal parts when cutting into a wall; grasp
only the insulated gripping surface provided on the tool.
Make sure hidden electrical wiring, water pipes, and
mechanical hazards are not in the blade path when cut-
ting into a wall.
WARNING: