G0677 24" Planer/Sander
-51-
Adjusting Sanding Drum V-Belts
1. DISCONNECT THE PLANER/SANDER
FROM THE POWER SOURCE!
2. Loosen the lock nuts on the idler pulley
adjustment bracket (see
Figure 69).
Figure 69. Sanding drum V-belt adjustment
locations.
3. Turn the long hex bolt to adjust the V-belt ten-
sion until the belts deflect
1
⁄
2
-
3
/
4
" off of center
when pushed with your finger, as shown in
Figure 67.
4. Retighten the lock nuts.
Figure 67. Correct V-belt deflection.
Pulley
Deflection
Pulley
3.
Turn the adjustment nut up or down until
the V-belts deflect
1
⁄
2
-
3
/
4
" off of center when
pushed hard with your finger, as shown in
Figure 67.
4. Retighten the lock nut.
Idler Pulley
Adjustment
Bracket
Hex Bolt
Sanding Drum
V-Belts
Lock Nuts
Adjusting Cutterhead & Idler
V-Belts
1. DISCONNECT THE PLANER/SANDER
FROM THE POWER SOURCE!
2. Loosen the lock nuts on the tension bolt (see
Figure
68
).
3. Turn the wing nut until the V-belts deflect
1
/
2
-
3
/
4
" off of center when pushed with your
finger, as shown in
Figure 67.
Figure 68 Tension bolt wing nut .
1
⁄
2
-
3
/
4
"
4. Retighten the lock nuts.
Wing Nut &
Flat Washer
Tension
Bolt
Lock Nuts