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Model G0568/G0569 (Mfd. Since 10/11)
Tools
Needed: QTY
Hex Wrench 6mm .............................................. 1
Wrench 13mm ................................................... 1
To replace the V-belt:
1. DISCONNECT MACHINE FROM POWER!
2. Open the wheel covers and remove the
bandsaw blade.
3. Loosen the motor mount bolts shown in
Figure 76, then turn the tension bolt counter-
clockwise, and pull the V-belts off.
4. Unthread the wheel cap screw shown in
Figure 77 and slide the lower wheel off of the
bearing shaft.
Figure 77. Wheel cap screw for removing the
wheel.
Wheel Cap
Screw
Replacing V-Belt
Adjusting Wheel and
Blade Brushes
The lower wheel compartment contains the brush-
es shown in
Figure 78. These brushes are
designed to sweep sawdust off the wheel tire and
blade as the bandsaw is operating. In order to
work properly, the brushes must be making con-
tact with the wheel and blade.
Tools Needed:
Qty
Wrench/Socket 10mm ........................................2
To adjust the brushes:
1. DISCONNECT MACHINE FROM POWER!
2. Open the lower wheel cover.
3. Loosen the bolt/nut that secures each brush
in place.
4. Adjust each brush so it makes good contact
with the wheel or blade—without bendng the
bristles.
5. Tighten the bolt/nuts to secure each brush in
place.
Figure 78. The wheel brush.
Brushes
5. Slip the old V-belts off of the wheel pulley and
install the new V-belts in their place.
6. Install the lower wheel back onto the bearing
shaft, tighten the wheel mount bolt, place the
V-belts over the motor pulley, and turn the
tension bolt clockwise to tighten the V-Belt
tension.
7. When the tension is correct, tighten the motor
hinge bolt and close the lower wheel cover.
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