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Replacing V-Belts
1.
Follow Steps 1-3 in Checking V-Belts on
Page 56.
2.
Open the wheel covers, then remove the
bandsaw blade (refer to Changing Blade on
Page 42).
3.
Loosen the motor adjustment screws shown
in Figure 68 on Page 56, then turn the ten-
sion nut counterclockwise.
4.
Roll the old V-belts off of the motor pulley.
5.
Remove the wheel cap screw and flat washer
shown in Figure 69, then slide the lower
wheel out and set it on a flat surface.
Figure 69. Wheel cap screw for removing the
wheel.
6.
Remove the old V-belts from the lower wheel
pulley.
7.
Inspect the brake shoe.
— If the brake pad thickness measures 1mm
or less, then it needs to be replaced. Follow
the instructions in Replacing Brake Shoe
on Page 63 to replace it.
Model G0701 (Mfd. Since 9/17)
Wheel Cap Screw
and Flat Washer
8.
Place the new V-belts onto the lower wheel
pulley.
9.
Slide the wheel all the way towards the back
of the machine, then secure it with the cap
screw and flat washer removed in Step 5.
In the next step you must be extremely care-
ful while rolling the belts onto the pulley.
Your fingers could be pinched between the
pulley and belts if you are not careful.
10. Roll the new V-belts onto the motor pulley.
Note: Replace both V-belts as a matched
set.
11. Tension the V-belts (see Tensioning V-Belts
on Page 56), then tighten the motor adjust-
ment screws.
12. Re-install the blade, adjust blade tension
(refer to Page 24) and tracking (refer to Page
19), then close the wheel covers.
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