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Checking the Condition of
the Belts
Service Interval: Every 50 hours
1.
Remove the belt cover
the 4 bolts that hold it to the machine housing.
2.
Check the belts for any cracks, frayed edges,
burn marks, or any other damage.
3.
Replace all damaged belts.
4.
If you replace the blade-drive belt, you must
adjust it. Refer to
System (page
24).
5.
Install the belt cover with the 4 bolts that you
removed in step 1.
Servicing the Blade-Drive
System
Service Interval: After the first 5 hours
Every 50 hours—Remove debris from under
the belt cover.
Every 50 hours—Service the blade-drive
system.
1.
Loosen the 2 quarter-turn fasteners on the
belt-cover-access panel and remove the panel
(Figure
27).
Figure 27
1. Belt-tension spring
2. Adjusting bolt
3. Gap
4. Adjusting nut
2.
Brush or blow out debris from the inside of the
belt cover and around all the parts.
(Figure
6) by removing
Servicing the Blade-Drive
5. Blade-drive belt
6. Wall
7. Belt cover
8. Belt-cover-access panel
3.
Hold a feeler gauge set between 0.13 and 0.76
mm (0.005 and 0.03 inches) against the wall
and slide it down behind the belt tension spring;
refer to
Figure
1. Read the Operator's
Manual before performing
any maintenance.
Note:
If there is a visible gap between the
gauge and the spring, tighten the adjusting bolt
and the nut until the feeler gauge barely slides
freely in and out of the gap
Important:
bolt. This could damage the blade-drive belt.
4.
Install the belt-cover-access panel.
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28.
Figure 28
2. Check belt tension every
50 hours.
(Figure
27).
Do not overtighten the adjusting
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