Model G0701 (Mfd. Since 9/17)
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Replacing V-Belts
1. Follow Steps 1-3 in Checking V-Belts on
Page 56.
2. Open the wheel covers, then remove the
bandsaw blade (refer to
Changing Blade on
Page 42).
3. Loosen the motor adjustment screws shown
in
Figure 68 on Page 56, then turn the ten-
sion nut counterclockwise.
4. Roll the old V-belts off of the motor pulley.
5. Remove the wheel cap screw and flat washer
shown in
Figure 69, then slide the lower
wheel out and set it on a flat surface.
Figure 69. Wheel cap screw for removing the
wheel.
Wheel Cap Screw
and Flat Washer
6. Remove the old V-belts from the lower wheel
pulley.
7. Inspect the brake shoe.
— If the brake pad thickness measures 1mm
or less, then it needs to be replaced. Follow
the instructions in
Replacing Brake Shoe
on
Page 63 to replace it.
8. Place the new V-belts onto the lower wheel
pulley.
9. Slide the wheel all the way towards the back
of the machine, then secure it with the cap
screw and flat washer removed in
Step 5.
10. Roll the new V-belts onto the motor pulley.
Note: Replace both V-belts as a matched
set.
11. Tension the V-belts (see Tensioning V-Belts
on
Page 56), then tighten the motor adjust-
ment screws.
12. Re-install the blade, adjust blade tension
(refer to
Page 24) and tracking (refer to Page
19), then close the wheel covers.
In the next step you must be extremely care-
ful while rolling the belts onto the pulley.
Your fingers could be pinched between the
pulley and belts if you are not careful.