REPLACING SANDING BELT
1.DISCONNECT MACHINE FROM POWER SOURCE.
2.Remove upper sanding drum guard. Loosen two screws (A) Fig. 40, and remove backstop (B).
3.Loosen two screws (C) Fig. 40, and remove support bracket (D). Fig. 41 illustrates backstop and support bracket removed from the machine.
B
A
D
C
Fig. 40
4.Slide tension lever (E) Fig. 42, to the right to release tension on sanding belt (F). Remove sanding belt (F) from both sanding drums.
5.Slide new 6" x 48" sanding belt (F) Fig. 43, over both sanding drums (G), making sure the belt (F) will travel in the direction of the arrow located on the inside of the belt.
6.
7.Replace support bracket, backstop and upper sanding drum guard which were removed in STEPS 2 and 3.
8.Connect electrical power to the sander and check to see if the belt is tracking properly. If not, refer to section
“TRACKING THE SANDING BELT.”
Fig. 41
F
E
Fig. 42
G F G
Fig. 43
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