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3. Push the guard down until the guard lugs engage and
rotate them in the groove on the gear case cover. Release
the guard release lever.
4. To position the guard, rotate the guard clockwise into
the desired working position. Press and hold the guard
release lever
9
to rotate the guard in the counter-
clockwise direction.
nOTE: The guard body should be positioned between
the spindle and the operator to provide maximum
operator protection.
The guard release lever should snap into one of the
alignment holes
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the guard is secure.
5. To remove the guard, follow steps 1–3 of these
instructions in reverse.
Flanges and Wheels
WARNING: To reduce the risk of serious personal
injury, turn unit off and remove the battery pack
before making any adjustments or removing/
installing attachments or accessories. An
accidental start‑up can cause injury.
Mounting Non-Hubbed Wheels
(Fig. A, G)
WARNING: Failure to properly seat the flanges and/or
wheel could result in serious injury (or damage to the
tool or wheel).
CAUTION: Included flanges must be used with
depressed center Type 27/42 grinding wheels and
Type 1/41 cutting wheels. See the Accessories Chart
for more information.
WARNING: A closed, two‑sided cutting wheel guard
is required when using abrasive cutting wheels or
diamond coated cutting wheels.
WARNING: Use of a damaged flange or guard or
failure to use proper flange and guard can re sult in
injury due to wheel breakage and wheel contact. See
the Accessories Chart for more information.
Depressed center Type 27 grinding wheels must be used
with included flanges.
1. Place the tool on a table, guard up.
2. Install the backing flange
center (pilot) facing the wheel. Press the backing flange
into place.
3. Place wheel
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against the backing flange, centering the
wheel on the raised center (pilot) of the backing flange.
4. While depressing the spindle lock button and with the
hex depressions facing away from the wheel, thread the
locking flange
7
on spindle so that the lugs engage the
two slots in the spindle.
5. While depressing the spindle lock button, tighten the
locking flange
7
by hand or using the wrench supplied.
(Only use a locking flange if it is in perfect condition.)
Refer to Accessory Chart to see flange details.
6. To remove the wheel, reverse the above procedure.
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on the guard collar. This ensures that
6
on spindle
4
with the raised
Mounting Sanding Backing Pads (Fig. A, H)
nOTE: Use of a guard with sanding discs that use backing
pads, often called fiber resin discs, is not required. Since a
guard is not required for these accessories, the guard may or
may not fit correctly if used.
WARNING: Failure to properly seat the clamp nut and/
or pad could result in serious injury (or damage to the
tool or wheel).
WARNING: Proper guard must be reinstalled for
grinding wheel, cutting wheel, sanding flap disc,
wire brush or wire wheel applications after sanding
applications are complete.
1. Place or appropriately thread backing pad
the spindle.
2. Place the sanding disc
3. While depressing spindle lock button
sanding clamp nut
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hub on the clamp nut into the center of san ding disc and
backing pad.
4. Tighten the clamp nut by hand. Then depress the spindle
lock button while turning the sanding disc until the
sanding disc and clamp nut are snug.
5. To remove the wheel, grasp and turn the backing
pad and sanding pad while depressing the spindle
lock button.
Mounting and Removing Hubbed
Wheels (Fig. A)
Hubbed wheels install directly on the spindle. Thread of
accessory must match thread of spindle.
1. Remove backing flange by pulling away from tool.
2. Thread the wheel on the spindle
3. Depress the spindle lock button
tighten the hub of the wheel.
4. Reverse the above procedure to remove the wheel.
NOTICE: Failure to properly seat the wheel before
turning the tool on may result in damage to the tool or
the wheel.
Mounting Wire Cup Brushes and
Wire Wheels (Fig. A)
WARNING: Failure to properly seat the brush/wheel
could result in serious injury (or damage to the tool
or wheel).
CAUTION: To reduce the risk of personal injury,
wear work gloves when handling wire brushes
and wheels. They can become sharp.
CAUTION: To reduce the risk of damage to the
tool, wheel or brush must not touch guard when
mounted or while in use. Undetectable damage
could occur to the accessory, causing wires to fragment
from accessory wheel or cup.
Wire cup brushes or wire wheels install directly on the
threaded spindle without the use of flanges. Use only wire
brushes or wheels provided with a threaded hub. These
accessories are available at extra cost from your local dealer
or authorised service center.
on
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on the backing pad.
3
, thread the
on spindle, piloting the raised
4
by hand.
3
and use a wrench to