Grizzly G0853 Owner's Manual page 91

Symptom Possible Cause
Machine has 1. Motor or component loose.
vibration or
noisy operation.
2. Blade at fault.
3. Belt(s) worn, loose, pulleys misaligned.
4. Pulley loose.
5. Motor mount loose/broken.
6. Machine incorrectly mounted or sits unevenly
on floor.
7. Arbor pulley loose.
8. Motor fan is rubbing on fan cover.
9. Arbor bearings at fault.
10. Motor bearings at fault.
Blades rotate 1. Two of the power wires are reversed.
in the opposite
direction as
they should.
Workpiece has 1. Sliding table or rip fence not parallel with
burned edges,
blade.
binds, or kicks
back.
2. Riving knife not aligned with blade.
3. Blade is warped/damaged/dull.
Workpiece has 1. Scoring blade height incorrect.
chip out on the
2. Scoring blade not aligned with main blade.
bottom edge.
3. Scoring blade kerf does not match main
blade.
Sliding table 1. Sliding table is not parallel with blade.
saw does not
2. Crosscut fence is not perpendicular to blade.
cut square.
Rip fence hits 1. Rip fence leadscrew housing not flush with
table top when
table.
sliding across
2. Rip fence roller too low.
table.
Blade does not 1. Blade tilt out of adjustment.
reach 90˚, or
blade does not
reach 45˚.
Rip fence not 1. Rip fence not calibrated with blade.
accurate.
Overhead 1. Rip fence travel limits exceeded.
control panel
flashing/
unresponsive.
Model G0853 (Mfd. Since 07/18)
Possible Solution
1. Replace damaged or missing bolts/nuts or tighten if
loose.
2. Replace warped/bent blade; resharpen dull blade.
3. Inspect/replace belt(s); realign pulleys, if necessary.
4. Secure pulley on shaft.
5. Tighten/replace.
6. Tighten/replace anchor studs in floor; relocate/shim
machine.
7. Retighten/replace arbor pulley with shaft and use
thread locking liquid.
8. Fix/replace fan cover; replace loose/damaged fan.
9. Replace arbor housing bearings; replace arbor.
10. Test by rotating shaft; rotational grinding/loose shaft
requires bearing replacement.
1. Reverse R & T incoming power connections in junction
box (Page 44).
1. Make sliding table/rip fence parallel with blade (Page
94).
2. Align riving knife with main blade (Page 49).
3. Replace blade (Page 55).
1. Adjust height of scoring blade (Page 58).
2. Align scoring blade with main blade (Page 58).
3. Adjust scoring blade kerf (Page 58).
1. Make sliding table parallel with blade (Page 94).
2. Adjust crosscut fence perpendicular to blade (Page
95).
1. Adjust rip fence leadscrew housing so it is flush with
table (Page 96).
2. Adjust rip fence roller (Page 97).
1. Calibrate blade tilt (Page 92).
1. Calibrate rip fence (Page 96).
1. Press M+ button on control panel to move rip fence
back within travel limits; or press release button on
side of rip fence base, manually push fence back
within travel limits, and calibrate rip fence (Page 96).
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