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Lubrication
Most of the bearings on this bandsaw are sealed and permanently lubricated and require no lubri- cation. The bearings are standard sizes and can be purchased from the Grizzly Parts Department when they need to be replaced.
The Oil Lite bearings require cleaning and relubri- cating after every 8 hours of continuous use.
To remove and clean the bearings:
1.DISCONNECT BANDSAW FROM POWER!
2.Loosen the thumb screws in Figure 55.
3.Slide the Oil Lite bearings out of the blade guide assembly.
4.Clean the Oil Lite bearings with a solvent cleaner.
5.Apply a small amount of SAE 10wt oil to the inside surface of the Oil Lite bearings.
6.Reverse the above steps to
Thumb Screws |
Oil Lite Bearings |
Blade Guide Assembly |
Figure 55. Front of upper blade guide.
Model G0513/G0514 (Mfg. since 8/02+) |