Craftsman 315.175341 - Manual (Page 10)

OPERATION
^ WARNING: Never connect the router to power
supply when you are assembling parts, making
adjustments, installing or removing cutters, or
when not in use. Disconnecting the router prevents
accidental starting that could cause serious injury.
REMOVING AND INSTALLING THE ROUTER
BASE
TO SWITCH FROM THE FIXED BASE OR D-HANDLE
BASE TO THE PLUNGE BASE
S e e F ig u re s 2 a n d 3 .
TO REMOVE THE FIXED OR D-HANDLE BASE:
1. Unplug the router,
^ WARNING: Failure to unplug the tool could result
in accidental starting causing serious.
2. Place the router upside down with the Craftsman
labei away from you.
3. Loosen the locking arm on the base.
4. Depress and hold the gold spindle lock button. The
gold spindle lock button will not depress fully unless
it is in line with the hole in the collet.
5. if the gold spindle lock button does not depress fully, turn
the collet nut while depressing the gold spindle lock
button. As they align, the gold spindle lock button will
depress fully.
6. Turn the depth adjusting ring counterclockwise until
the motor is to its highest position. NOTE: As the
motor is rising, the gold spindle lock button has to
be depressed until it clears the rear window.
7. Align the indicator arrow on the depth adjustment
ring with the indicator point on the base.
8. Pull the base until it dislodges from the motor
housing.
TO INSTALL THE PLUNGE BASE
1. Unplug the router.
2. Place the plunge base on a flat surface.
3. Loosen the locking knob.
4. Align the groove in the motor housing with the rib
inside the base. NOTE: The rib is located on the
inside of the base in line with the handle.
5. Depress and hold the gold spindle lock button.
6. Slide the motor housing into the base.
7. Tighten the locking knob.
^ CAUTION: Do not tighten the locking knob without
the motor installed in the base. Failure to heed this
caution may result in permanent damage to the
locking mechanism.
GROOVE IN
MOTOR
HOUSING
RIB INSIDE
THE BASE
Fig.3