Conveyor Tensioning & Tracking - Grizzly G0449 Owner's Manual

Conveyor Tensioning
& Tracking
Tools Needed:
Wrench 19mm ................................................... 1
Tensioning
The conveyor may slightly stretch with continued
use and will eventually need to be tensioned. This
is most obvious if the conveyor starts slipping on
the rollers.
When you tension the conveyor, focus on ten-
sioning the adjustment bolts in even increments.
Tensioning one side more than the other will
cause tracking problems, which will require you to
take additional steps to get the sander operating
correctly.
Loose hair and clothing could get caught in
machinery and cause serious personal inju-
ry. Keep loose clothing rolled up and long
hair tied up and away from machinery.
To tension the conveyor:
1. Using a 19mm wrench, loosen the lock nut
(see Figure 51) on both sides of the con-
veyor.
-40-
Qty
Adjustment
Bolt
Figure 51. One side of conveyor tensioning &
tracking controls (guard removed for clarity).
2.
Measure the distance from the frame to
the conveyor roller on both sides. Turn the
adjustment bolts so the distance between the
frame and conveyor roller is identical on both
sides. Do not overtighten the conveyor. Your
goal is to reach a
side of the conveyor and the belt, as shown
in Figure 52.
Figure 52. Conveyor belt hanging gap.
Model G0449/G0450 (Mfd. Since 8/13)
Frame-Conveyor
Roller Distance
Lock Nut
⁄ " gap between the under-
3
4
/ "
3
4