Replacing V-Belt; Adjusting Wheel Brush - Shop fox W1749 Owner's Manual

W1749 9" Bandsaw
4. Push the center of the V-belt. If deflection is
approximately ⁄ ", then tension is correct. If the
1
4
deflection is more than
correct.

Replacing V-Belt

To replace the V-belt, do these steps:
1. DISCONNECT BANDSAW FROM POWER!
2. Open the wheel cover and remove the blade.
3. Loosen the motor adjustment bolts and move the
motor left to remove tension on the V-belt.
4. Remove the external retaining ring, flat washers,
lower wheel, and V-belt.
5. Place a new V-belt on the wheel and motor pulleys,
making sure the teeth on the V-belt (Figure 54) and
the pulleys mesh.
6. Move the motor right to tension the V-belt and tight-
en the motor adjustment bolts.
7. Check the V-belt tension and adjust if necessary, as
described in Tensioning V-Belt, on Page 38.
8. Reinstall the fasteners removed in Step 4.
9. Reinstall the blade and close the wheel covers, mak-
ing sure all components are correctly installed and
adjusted if necessary.

Adjusting Wheel Brush

The lower wheel compartment contains the wheel brush
shown in Figure 55. This brush is designed to sweep saw-
dust off of the wheel tire as the bandsaw is operating. In
order to work properly, the brush must be making contact
with the wheel.
To adjust the wheel brush, do these steps:
1. DISCONNECT BANDSAW FROM POWER!
2. Open the lower wheel cover.
3. Loosen the screw that secures the wheel brush in
place, adjust the brush so it makes good contact
with the wheel, and tighten the screw.
", repeat Steps 2–3 until
⁄
1
4
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V-belt
Pulley
Figure 54. New V-belt installed on motor
pulley and wheel.
Adjustment
Screw
Figure 55. Wheel brush.
Wheel
Pulley
Motor
Wheel
Brush