TROUBLE

PROBABLE CAUSE

REMEDY

 

 

 

 

Excessive belt wear

1. Pulley out of alignment

1. Realign motor pulley with

 

 

compressor pulley

 

2. Belt too loose or too tight

2. Adjust tension (See Drive

 

 

Belt Section)

 

3. Belt slipping

3. Adjust tension or replace

 

 

belt (See Drive Belt

 

 

Section)

 

4. Pulley wobbles

4. Check for worn crankshaft,

 

 

keyway or pulley bore

 

 

resulting from running the

 

 

compressor or motor with

 

 

loose pulleys. Check for

 

 

bent pulleys or bent crank-

 

 

shaft

 

 

 

 

Oil in the discharge

1. Worn piston rings

1. Replace with new rings

air

2. Compressor air intake

2. Clean filter. Check for other

 

restricted

restrictions in the intake

 

 

system

 

3. Restricted breather

3. Clean and check breather

 

 

for free operation

 

4. Excessive oil in compres-

4. Drain down to full level

 

sor

 

 

 

5. Wrong oil viscosity

5. Use SAE 30 (ISO 100)

 

 

non-detergent compressor

 

 

oil, Mobil 1 5W30 or Mobil

 

 

1 10W30 (See page 14).

 

6. Connecting rod out of

6. Replace rod

 

alignment

 

 

 

 

 

 

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RIDGID OL90150 manual Trouble Probable Cause Remedy