lCarefully pullthe brush straight off of the brush
holder to replace the brush. Push the new brush
on the holder until you hear it snap in place.
•Remove the screw to replace both brushand
holder.
BRUSHHOLDER BRUSH
•Place new drive belt on the pulley. As you return
pulley to pulley shaft, place drive belt over motor
pulley. Positionthe pulley on the raised portion of
thepulley shaft.
•Return the wheel tothe pulley shaft. For correct
orientationof wheel, notice that the screw holes
onthe wheel ere all in recessed areas. These
mustalign with the screw holes on the pulley.
•Replace the screws and tighten to secure wheel.
Put the shim (washer) and retaining ring back on
the pulley shaft.
Replace the saw blade. Check thrust bearings
and blade guides.
LOWERWHEEL PULLEYSHAFT
RETAININGRING
Fig. 24
DRIVE BELT
See Figure 25.
_1 WARNING: To prevent accidental starting that
could cause possible serious personal injury,
turn offthe saw, remove the switch key, and
unplugthe saw before working on the band saw.
Due to wear or breakage, the drive belt may need to
be replaced. The drive belt is located behind the lower
wheel of the band saw.
• Remove the saw blade and set it aside. See
section on Installing and Adjusting Saw Blade.
•Using retaining ring pliers, remove the retaining
ringfrom the lower wheel.
•Remove the shim (washer).
•Remove the 3 screws in the wheel and slide the
wheel off of the pulley shaft.
I1._ Remove the pulley and worn drive belt.
SCREW(S)
SHIM
(WASHER)
MOTORPULLEYDRIVEBELT PULLEY
Fig. 25
LUBRICATION
Allof the bearings in this tool are lubricated with a
sufficientamount of highgrade lubricant for the life of
the unit under normal operating conditions. Therefore,
nofurther lubrication is required.
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