Section 8: Service Adjustments; About Service; Adjusting Tensioner - Grizzly G0512 Instruction Manual

SECTION 8: SERVICE ADJUSTMENTS

Disconnect power to the
machine when perform-
ing any adjustments or
maintenance. Failure to
do this may result in seri-
ous personal injury.

About Service

This section is designed to help the operator with
adjustments that were made at the factory and
might also need to be made during the life of the
machine.
This section is provided for your convenience—it
is not a substitute for the Grizzly Service
Department. If any adjustments arise that are not
described in this manual, then feel free to call the
Grizzly Service Department.
Similarly, if you are unsure of how to perform any
procedure in this section, the Grizzly Service
Department will be happy to guide you through
the procedures or help in any other way.
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Adjusting Tensioner

The belt tensioner is normally adjusted as the belt
stretches. Two good indications of belt stretch (or
a loose belt) are if the belt slaps against the plat-
en while running or if it slips on the rollers.
On the other hand, if the belt tension is too tight,
you will have a hard time installing and removing
the belt when the belt tension is released.
To adjust the belt tensioner:
1. Disconnect the sander from the power
source!
2.
Lower the table as far as it will go.
3.
Loosen the tracking lock knob, release the
belt tension, and remove the sanding belt
from the sander.
4.
Move the belt tension lever to the position
where the belt is normally tensioned.
5.
Locate the belt tension nut and the tracking
control bolt shown in Figure 35.
Tension
Nut
Figure 35. Belt tension nut and tracking
control bolt.
Tracking
Control Bolt
G0512 Edge Sander