Belt Service - Grizzly G0493 Owner's Manual

belt service

main belt replacement/tension
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2.
Move the blade tilt to 0˚ (blade 90˚ to table),
and raise the main blade and scoring blade
up as far as they will go.
3.
open the motor cabinet door.
4. loosen the lock handle (figure 94), rotate
the pivot handle down 180°, then tighten the
lock handle.
lock handle
tension Bolt
figure 94. Main blade belt tension controls.
5. remove the old v-belts and replace them
with new belts. Always replace all of the belts
as a matched set.
6.
loosen the lock handle, rotate the pivot
handle up 180°, the tighten the lock handle.
7. Check the belt tension by pushing on belt in
the center, as shown in figure 95, and noting
the amount of deflection.
figure 95. Checking belt deflection.
g0493 14" sliding table saw
8.
scoring belt replacement/tension
1.
2.
3.
4.
pivot handle
5.
6.
the correct range of belt deflection for this
machine is 1 ⁄ "– 1 ⁄ ".
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—if the belt deflection is correct, continue to
step 8.
—if the belt deflection is incorrect, use the
tension bolt to adjust the belt to the proper
range of tension. turning the bolt clock-
wise loosens the tension; turning the bolt
counterclockwise increases the tension.
after adjusting, tighten the jam nut on the
tension bolt against the motor plate to
secure it in position. repeat step 7.
Close the motor cabinet door.
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Move the blade tilt to 0˚ (blade 90˚ to table),
and raise the main blade and scoring blade
set up as far as they will go.
open the motor cabinet door.
push the scoring blade motor up and remove
the flat belt.
place the flat belt on the scoring blade arbor
as shown in figure 96, lift the scoring motor,
and slide the flat belt over the scoring motor
pulley.
scoring
Blade
arbor
figure 96. replacing the scoring motor belt.
Close and secure the motor cabinet door.
Flat
Belt
scoring
Motor
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