Jet JWL-1015, Operating Instructions And Parts Manual

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Figure 29
12.3 Belt replacement
Refer to Figures 30 through 32.
1. Disconnect lathe from power.
2. Open pulley access doors.
3. Release belt tension and remove belt from
around lower pulley.
4. Remove spur center and faceplate.
5. Back out both set screws (A) in handwheel
with 3mm hex key. (You do not have to
remove them.)
6. Unscrew handwheel from spindle. (Note: Left-
hand threads; turn clockwise to remove.)
7. Loosen both setscrews (B) in spindle pulley.
Figure 30
8. Use a rubber mallet, or hammer against a
block of wood, to tap spindle toward tailstock
(Figure 31).
Never use a steel face
hammer directly against the spindle.
Figure 31
9. Continue pulling spindle toward tailstock until it
clears left hole in headstock and offers enough
room to remove belt (Figure 32).
Figure 32
10. Remove belt through lower access door.
11. Reverse above procedure to install new belt
and reposition spindle. (Make sure spindle has
been completely reinserted, and that upper
pulley is properly aligned with lower pulley
before tightening the set screws.)