Pulley Alignment; V-Belt Tension - Grizzly G0510ZW Owner's Manual

Pulley Alignment

Improper pulley alignment greatly reduces the
effectiveness of power transmission and belt life
expectancy.
Tools Needed:
Open-End Wrench 13mm .................................. 1
Dead Blow Hammer .......................................... 1
Hex Wrench 3mm .............................................. 1
Aligning Pulleys
1.
DISCONNECT MACHINE FROM POWER!
2.
Remove spindle pulley cover.
3.
Visually check alignment of belt while mov-
ing spindle through its full range of vertical
motion. If motor pulley is in proper alignment
with spindle pulley, the belt should never
move higher or lower than the upper and
lower limits of the motor pulley.
—If belt does move higher or lower than
upper or lower limits of motor pulley, then
the motor pulley must be adjusted.
4.
Align motor pulley by loosening set screws
(see Figure 52) and tapping pulley into
desired position with a dead blow hammer.
Set Screw
(1 of 2)
Figure 50. Motor pulley set screw.
5.
Tighten set screws and replace spindle pulley
cover after pulley is aligned.
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V-Belt Tension

You will need to remove the belt guard (see
Figure 51) in order to perform the following steps.
V-belt deflection should be
ger pressure (see Figure 52).
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Tools Needed:
Open-End Wrench 13mm .................................. 1
Open-End Wrench 17mm .................................. 1
Adjusting V-Belt Tension
1.
DISCONNECT MACHINE FROM POWER!
2.
Make sure both pulleys are properly aligned.
3.
Loosen both motor mount plate bolts (see
Figure 51) and slide motor in or out to modify
belt tension, while keeping pulleys aligned.
Belt Guard
Figure 51. Location of motor mount bolts.
4. Tighten motor mount plate bolts, test tension,
and check pulleys alignment.
5. Repeat Steps 2–3 until tension is correct and
pulleys are aligned.
Figure 52. Proper belt deflection for G0510ZW.
⁄ " with moderate fin-
1
4
Motor Mount
Plate Bolt
(1 of 2)
Pulley
⁄ "
1
4
Deflection
Pulley
Model G0510ZW (Mfd. Since 9/16)
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