
Model G0701 (Mfd. Since 9/17)
-63-
6. Mount the new motor to the gearbox with the
screws you removed in
Step 3, then connect
the new guide post motor wires to the wires
inside the frame.
7. Replace the upper wheel.
8. Re-install the upper blade guard.
9. Re-install, tension, and track the blade.
Replacing Brake
Shoe
The brake shoe will need to be replaced when
the thickness of the pad measures 1mm or less.
The following are indications that the brake pad
needs to be replaced: The bandsaw takes notice-
ably longer to stop when the foot brake is pushed
or the foot brake makes metal-to-metal grinding
sounds.
Contact our Technical Support Department at
(570) 546-9663 to order the replacement brake
shoe—Part P0701059 (refer to
Page 73).
Items Needed:
Replacement Brake Shoe (Part P0701059) ...... 1
Hex Wrench 5mm .............................................. 1
Hex Wrench 6mm .............................................. 1
Wrench 10mm ................................................... 1
Wrench 17mm.................................................... 1
To replace the brake shoe:
1. DISCONNECT MACHINE FROM POWER!
2. Follow Steps 1-7 in Replacing V-Belts on
Page 57.
4. Install a new brake shoe onto the brake lever
with the cap screws, lock washers, and bush-
ings removed in
Step 3.
5. Re-install the V-belts onto the pulleys, then
slide the lower wheel back onto the bearing
shaft.
6. Tension the V-belts (see Tensioning V-Belts
on
Page 56).
7. Re-install, tension and track the blade, then
adjust the upper and lower blade guides and
support bearings as needed.
8. Close the wheel covers.
3. Remove the cap screws, lock washers, and
bushings that secure the brake shoe to the
brake lever, then remove the brake shoe (see
Figure 80).
Figure 80. Brake shoe location.
Cap Screws
Brake Shoe