Installing Belt - RIDGID TS2412 Owner's Manual

Installing Belt

1. Locate the motor belt.
2. Lower the blade all the way down and set bevel to 0°.
3. Install belt on saw pulley and motor pulley.
4. Sight along edges of both pulleys and check that the
belt is parallel to the edges of both pulleys. If not, use a
Hex "L" wrench to loosen the set screw on the motor
pulley. Reposition the motor pulley and securely
tighten the set screw.
5. Raise saw blade all the way up.
6. Lift motor until edge of washer (see illustration) is even
with end of slot in motor support assembly. In this posi-
tion, pull motor toward you (pins will slide in the cradle)
until slack is removed from belt. Make sure edge of
washer is still even with end of slot. Using a 1/2 inch
wrench tighten the two hex head screws, against the
pins.
7. Put your hand around the belt half way between the
two pulleys and squeeze belt until two sides of belt
touch. The motor should move freely as you squeeze
the belt. If motor does not move freely, belt tension
must be readjusted.
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Poly-V Belt
Hex Head
Screws
Cradle
Washer
Pivot
Screw
Slot
Edge of Washer
Even With End
of Slot