Wilton 8201VS, 8203VS manual Action Interval Maintenance, Belt Dressing

Periodic Maintenance

Item	Action	Interval	Maintenance
Saw blade	Listen for sound of	Whenever	Replace blade when teeth are
	missing teeth	operating saw	broken
	Observe cutting	Whenever	Replace blade when bent — or worn
	action for cleanness	operating saw	— Use a wider blade for more
	and accuracy		accurate straight cuts
	Listen for a poor weld	When changing	Use a different blade or dress the
	— a “click” as it	blade
			weld with a grinder.
	passes through the
	guide blocks
	Watch for signs of	Whenever	Be sure you are using the correct
	slippage on the drive		blade tension — Check drive wheel
		sawing
	wheels (blade occa-		rubber strips for cleanliness and
	sionally slows or		adherence to drive wheel — replace if
	comes to a stop while		necessary
	sawing)
Lower drive	Check bearing area	Monthly	Replace bearing if leakage occurs
wheel	for leakage of lubri-
	cant
Upper drive	Check bearing area	Monthly
wheel	for leakage of lubri-		Replace bearing if leakage occurs
	cant
Drive wheel	Check for cleanliness	Daily and when	Wipe or brush clean
rubber protec-		changing blade
tors
Drive belts	Check for smooth	Monthly or when	Clean when necessary — replace if
	surfaces and adher-	blade slippage	damaged or excessively worn
	ence to drive wheel	occurs
	surface
	Check for glazing	Monthly, or when	Replace a glazed belt — DO NOT USE
		slippage occurs	BELT DRESSING
		(squealing belt)
Reduction	Check sight glass for	Daily	Fill up to half-way point on sight glass
gearbox	level — should be to		with Shell Spirax HD 90
	halfway point on sight
	glass	Annually	Drain and refill with Shell Spirax
			HD 90
Blade support	Check for wear,	Monthly and when	Replace when necessary
bearings	damage or lubricant	changing blade
	leakage
Carbide blade	Check for excessive	When changing	Replace if excessively worn
guides	wear	blade

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