Installing Belt - Craftsman 113.299315 Owner's Manual

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1. Lift motor and insert the two pins on motor support
assembly into holes in cradle. Push motor in as far as
it will go. Do not tighten screws at this time.
Motor Support
Assembly
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Pins
;radle
2. Lower the blade all the way down and set bevel to 0°.
Install belt on saw pulley and motor pulley.
3. Sight along edges of both pulleys and move motor pul-
ley so that belt is parallel to the edges of both pulleys.
Tighten the set screw in the motor pulley.
4. Raise saw blade all the way up
5. 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 motor support assembly clamp
screws.
6, Pivot screw must be adjusted only tight enough to
allow motor to pivot freely as blade is raised and low-
ered. This will maintain constant tension on belt.
Motor Support
Assembly Clamp
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crews
Cradle
.-- /Washe
/ Slot
Edge of Washer
Even With End
of Slot
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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