ADJUSTMENT INSTRUCTIONS
TRACKING THE SANDING BELT
Your sander is shipped with the belt tracking mechanism properly adjusted. The
sanding belt should run centered and tracking properly between the belt drums.
If an adjustment is necessary, follow these instructions;
1. Start the sander.
2. Insert a small hex. key into one of the holes in the tracking adjustment wheel
(A) Fig.21 as shown.
3. When standing in front of the sanding disc, to track the belt towards you,
slowly turn the adjustment wheel downwards. To track the belt away from you,
slowly turn the adjustment wheel upwards.
4. The sanding belt should run centered and tracking properly between the belt
drums.
5. Stop the sander.
6. To finalize the replacement and tracking of the sanding belt, reinstall the end
and lower safety guards, backstop and belt dust chute removed previously.
REPLACING AND TENSIONING THE MOTOR DRIVE V-BELT
Your sander is equipped with a drive V-belt which may scretch or get used after
extensive use and may need to be retensioned or replaced. To replace and
tension the motor drive V-belt, follow these instructions;
1. Stop the sander and unplug from the power source.
2. If the tilting table assembly is installed to the sanding disc, remove it.
3. Undo and remove the sanding disc cover lock knob and open the sanding belt
cover to expose the motor drive pulley (A) as shown in Fig.22.
4. Loosen the four motor mount lock nuts (A) Fig.23 and move the motor towards
the sanding disc to release the drive V-belt tension.
5. At this point, the drive V-belt is loose enough to slip it off the motor drive
pulley.
6. To completely remove the drive V-belt, the aluminum disc must be removed.
Remove sanding disc from aluminum disc. Undo the cap screw (B) Fig.22 and
pull the aluminum disc (C) off the sanding disc/belt transmission shaft.
7. Once the used drive V-belt is removed, reposition a new identical drive V-belt
around the pulley at the rear of the aluminum disc and reinstall the aluminum
disc to the disc/belt transmission shaft, secure it into place with the cap screw
remove previously.
8. Fit the a new drive V-belt around the motor drive pulley.
9. To properly tension the drive V-belt, move the motor away the sanding disc to
increase the drive V-belt tension.
10. Once the proper tension is obtained, retighten the four motor mount lock nuts
(A) Fig.23.
11. Install new sanding disc, reposition sanding disc cover and lock knob and
reinstall the tilting table as necessary.
Figure 21
Figure 22
Figure 23
