G0677 24" Planer/Sander
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4. Place a new matching pair of sanding drum
V-belts onto the idler roller and also roll on
the idler V-belts.
5. While holding the idler roller bracket up, have
an assistant install the sanding drum V-belts
onto the sanding drum pulley, then push the
idler pulley bracket back onto the rear stud.
6. Fasten the idler pulley bracket with the hex
bolt removed earlier, making sure the bracket
is flush with the plate shown in
Figure 73.
10. Move the idler pulley adjustment bracket off
of the rear stud, then roll the idler V-belts off
of the back of the pulley. Jostle the bracket a
little if it is difficult to remove.
11. Roll a new set of V-belts onto the idler pulley
and the motor pulley.
12. Reverse Steps 2-10 to re-install the idler
wheel adjustment bracket, caliper assembly,
and the cutterhead V-belts.
13. Tension all the V-belts: The belts are properly
tensioned when they will not move more than
3
⁄
4
" in the center when pushed with your finger
with moderate pressure, as shown in
Figure
67 on Page 51.
Sanding Drum V-Belts
1. DISCONNECT THE PLANER/SANDER
FROM THE POWER SOURCE!
2. Follow the instructions for removing the
cutterhead and idler V-belts (
Steps 1–10,
Idler V-belts on Page 52).
3. Lift the idler pulley adjustment bracket off of
the sanding drum V-belts, set it aside, then
remove the sanding drum V-belts.
Have an assistant help you during the fol-
lowing step. The idler pulley adjustment
bracket is heavy. Serious personal injury
could occur if you drop it on your body!
Figure 73. Location of hex nut securing idler
adjustment bracket to frame.
Idler Pulley
Adjustment
Bracket
Hex
Nut
Plate
9. Remove the hex nut that secures the idler
wheel adjustment bracket to the frame (
Figure
73).
7. Roll the idler V-belts off of the motor pulley.
8. Loosen the lock nuts on the idler pulley
adjustment bracket (see
Figure 69 on Page
51).
Figure 72. Nuts securing caliper.
6. Loosen and remove the two hex bolts and
washers that secure the caliper assembly
(
Figure 72), then move it out of the way.
Hex Bolts