Belt Replacement
Main Belt Replacement
1.DISCONNECT SAW FROM POWER!
2.Tilt the blade to 45˚ and lower it as far as it will go.
3.Remove the motor cabinet door.
4.Loosen the pivot bolt and two adjustment bolts (Figure 113).
Note: DO NOT loosen these bolts more than 1⁄2" or you run the risk of the motor mount bolts coming out of their holes, which will be difficult to thread back in.
Adjustment Bolt |
Pivot Bolt |
Adjustment Bolt |
Figure 113. Main blade belt tension controls.
5.Push and hold the motor all the way up to relieve tension on the belt, remove the belt from the top pulley, and squeeze it between the lower pulley and casting.
6.Fit the new belt onto the pulleys in the same manner that you removed the old belt.
7.Push down on the motor with one hand, and tighten the adjustment and pivot bolts with the other hand or have someone help you. The belt should be tight enough that it only deflects approximately 1⁄4" when pushed in the center with your thumb or index finger.
8.Replace the motor cabinet door.
Scoring Belt Replacement
1.DISCONNECT SAW FROM POWER!
2.Tilt the blade to 45˚ and lower it as far as it will go.
3.Remove the motor cabinet door.
4.Pull the tensioner away from the scoring belt (Figure 114) to relieve belt tension and remove the scoring belt from the pulleys.
Note: Turn the belt sideways to squeeze the flat part through the small gap between the bottom pulley and the casting.
Scoring Belt
Scoring Belt
Tensioner
Figure 114. Replacing the scoring motor belt.
5.Put the new scoring belt on the pulleys as shown in Figure 115, and push the tensioner against the scoring belt to take up any slack.
= Pulley/Roller |
= Scoring Belt |
Tensioner |
Motor Pulley |
Figure 115. Scoring belt installation
configuration.
6.Replace the motor cabinet door.
Model G0700 (Mfg. since 8/09)
