Ryobi RTS23 User Manual 5 - Page 36

ADJUSTMENTS WARNING: Before performing any adjustment, make sure the tool is unplugged from the power supply and the switch is in the OFF position. Failure to heed this warning could result in serious personal injury. The table saw has been adjusted at the factory for making very accurate cuts. However, some of the components might have been jarred out of alignment during shipping. Also, over a period of time, readjustment will probably become necessary due to wear. To avoid unnecessary set-ups and adjustments, a good practice is to check your setups carefully with a framing square and make practice cuts in scrap wood before making finish cuts in good workpieces. Do not start any adjustments until you have checked with a square and made test cuts to be sure adjustments are needed. TO REPLACE THE BLADE See Figures 50 - 52.  Unplug the saw.  Remove the blade guard and anti-kickback pawls.  Lower the saw blade and remove the throat plate.  Make sure the bevel locking lever is locked.  Raise the saw blade to full height.  Insert the open end of the blade wrench onto the flats on the arbor shaft.  Insert the closed end of the blade wrench over the blade nut. Holding both wrenches firmly, pull the outside wrench (right side) forward while pushing the inside (left side) to the back of the saw. Remove the blade nut and blade washer.  Unlock the release locking lever and remove the blade. To install a standard blade:  Place the new blade on the arbor shaft (the teeth must point down toward the front of the saw to work properly).  Place the blade washer and the blade nut over the arbor shaft. Be sure the dome side of the blade washer faces the blade and that all items are snug against the arbor housing. Make sure the blade nut is securely tightened. Do not overtighten.  Lock the release lever.  Rotate the blade by hand to make sure it turns freely.  Lower the saw blade and reinstall the throat plate. NOTE: To replace the blade with an accessory blade, follow the instructions provided with the accessory. BLADE WRENCH BLADE WRENCH ARBOR SHAFT BLADE Fig. 50 BLADE WASHER BLADE NUT THROAT PLATE Fig. 51 SPREADER / RIVING KNIFE BLADE Fig. 52 36