Adjusting The Belt Tracking - Craftsman 320.17559 Product Manual

TO iNSTALL SANDING BELT
_I_ WARNING: Always disconnect the plug from the power source before
attaching or removing a sanding belt.
1. Place the sander on its t Fig. 3
side, and pull the lock
1
lever out and Lrd the
front of the tool.
2o Insert the new sanding belt
around both rollers. Make
sure that the arrow on the
inside of the sanding belt
points in the same direction
as the arrow indicated on
the sander. (Fig. 3)
3. Center the sanding belt
over the rollers and the
bottom plate, then push the
lock lever back to its original position to return tension to the belt.
ADJUSTING THE BELT TRACKING (Fig. 4)
When a new sanding belt is
installed, the sanding belt
tracking may need to be
adjusted several times as the
belt becomes more pliable
with use. When the sanding
belt tracking is correct, the
sanding belt will remain centered
on the rollers during use.
!. Hold the belt sander upside
down, and turn it on.
NOTE: This position is for
the purpose of adjustment
only. Do not allow the
sanding belt to come into
Fig. 4
contact with a work piece or any other object during adjustment.
2. If the sanding belt runs inward toward the belt4ightening knob, rotate the
belt-tightening knob clockwise.
3, If the sanding belt runs toward the outside, rotate the knob counterclockwise.
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