Sears Craftsman 7-1/4 in. Circular Saw with LaserTrac and 5 Bonus Blades "blade stops arbor" Questions

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...blade stops but the motor continues to run without any noticable reduction in RPMs. When I back off the blade starts up again. There should be a special washer between the bolt (that holds the blade ...

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...blade to the wood, it stops. Can anyone help? If you tightened it enough and it still slips than it may be missing a spacer Try adding a washer to the arbor of the same size on the nut side of the ...

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...stops the blade from rotating when you're changing out the blade. Try this--when tightening down the blade, put it on the saw, then open the guard and rest the blade on a piece of scrap wood to ...

blade will free wheel on the arbor after the motor stops. It can tear up the arbor so investigate this possibility immediately. SOUNDS like the "quick stop" clutch has failed. It is the component that

...stops/locks up trying to spin in reverse. Sounds like a belt or bearing. The other one with the blade attached, blade looks like it's bouncing, but with blade removed, sounds fine and works fine. No ...

...arbor bolt to change blade the bolt assembly turns when blade is pinned Best thing to do is to just rest the blade teeth against a peice of scrap wood, and use the allen key/spanner to undo the bolt. ...

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...arbor lock button on the motor side of the blade somewhere that allows you to lock that whole middle housing down so it won't turn. Look underneath the motor and see if you can't find some kind of ...

...blade turns but when trying to cut through wood, even thin wood, it stops. What is the problem? It is probably not properly mounted on the arbor (the shaft that the blade fits over). Either that, or ...

Blade stops going once it hits the metal to be cut. once on and saw hits bar or metal to be cut, the blade stops but motor still runs although the blade is tightened. inside the motor/arbor section of

arbor BEFORE the blade is actually tight, allowing it to spin. The solution is to do one of two things. 1) Replace the factory 3 tabbed washer with a new one. May be hard to find - good luck. And will

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