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G0677 24" Planer/Sander
11. Re-install the caliper assembly with the hex
bolts and washers removed earlier, making
sure the left side of the assembly aligns with
the pencil mark you made in
Step 5 on Page
52.
12. Re-install and retighten the tension handle.
13. Re-install the sanding belt safety cover and
close the access panels.
14. Test the emergency brake operation to make
sure it works properly.
Make sure the foot pedal is unlatched during
the next step, to prevent the motor assem-
bly from suddenly dropping while you work
on the caliper assembly. Your fingers or
hands could be seriously injured if the foot
pedal is accidentally unlocked.
7. Roll the idler V-belts onto the motor pulley,
then roll the cutterhead V-belts onto the
motor and cutterhead pulleys.
8. Remove the 2x4 and 1x4, then unlatch and
raise the foot pedal to tension the V-belts.
9. Adjust the sanding belt tension with the long
hex bolt. The belts are properly tensioned
when they will not move more than
3
⁄
4
" in the
center when pushed with your finger with
moderate force, as shown in
Figure 67 on
Page 51.
10. Tighten the idler pulley bracket lock nuts.
Table Elevation Motor V-Belts
1. DISCONNECT THE PLANER/SANDER
FROM THE POWER SOURCE!
2. Remove the lower left access panel.
3. Loosen the lock nut shown in Figure 66 on
Page 50 enough to move the motor plate up
and remove the table elevation V-belt from
the motor pulley.
4. Mark the left side of the handwheel indicator
sensor plate (see
Figure 74).
5. Loosen the screw on the plate, move the sen-
sor to the left, then remove the V-belt.
6. Install a new V-belt on the pulleys.
7. Return the plate to its original location, using
the mark from
Step 4, then tighten the
screw.
8. Tighten the lock nut so the V-belt deflects
3
⁄
4
" off of center when pushed with moderate
pressure, as shown in
Figure 67 on Page
51.
Figure 74. Handwheel indicator sensor plate.
Table Elevation
V-Belt
Sensor
Plate
Screw
