Makita XSL08 Instruction Manual page 19

Always lock the carriage with raised position when
removing and installing the saw blade. Pull the stopper
pin and rotate it 90° with the carriage raised.
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► 1. Unlocked position 2. Locked position 3. Stopper
pin
Removing the saw blade
Loosen the hex bolt holding the center cover using the
hex wrench. Raise the blade guard and center cover.
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► 1. Center cover 2. Hex wrench 3. Blade guard
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Press the shaft lock to lock the spindle and use the hex
wrench to loosen the hex socket bolt. Then remove the
hex socket bolt, outer flange and saw blade.
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► 1. Shaft lock 2. Hex wrench 3. Hex socket bolt (left-
handed) 4. Loosen 5. Tighten
Installing the saw blade
Mount the saw blade carefully onto the spindle, making
sure that the direction of the arrow on the surface of the
blade matches the direction of the arrow on the blade
case.
► 1. Arrow on the blade case 2. Arrow on the blade
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