Woodstock M1113 Owner's Manual page 41

M1113 18" Wood/Metal Bandsaw
Tensioning/Replacing V-Belts
1. Follow all previous instructions for Accessing V-
Belts.
2. Loosen the motor mount bolts shown in Figure 51.
3. Loosen the idler pulley mounting nut behind the cap
shown in Figure 52.
— If you only need to retension the V-belts, skip to
Step 6.
— If you need to replace the V-belts, continue with
Step 4.
4. Pivot the motor and slide the idler pulley to loosen
the V-belts.
5. Remove old V-belts and install the new V-belts.
6. Slide the idler pulley down to tighten the lower
wheel V-belt, hold pressure on the idler pulley, then
tighten the mounting nut.
7. Check the wheel pulley V-belt for correct tension.
Retension if necessary before continuing.
8. Pivot the motor to tighten the motor V-belt, hold
pressure on the motor, then tighten the motor
adjustment bolt.
9. Check the motor V-belt for correct tension.
Retension if necessary before continuing.
10. When the belt tension is correct, tighten the motor
hinge bolt.
11. Replace the pulley cover, lower wheel, and blade;
then close the lower wheel cover.
Motor
Adjustment
Bolt
Figure 51. Motor mount bolts.
Idler Pulley
Mounting
Nut
(behind cap)
Figure 52. Location of idler pulley
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Motor
Hinge Bolt
mounting nut.