W1761/W1762 12" Table Saw with Riving Knife

10.Lower the arbor down all the way, remove the but- ton head cap screws on the lower part of the belt cover plate, the spacers, and the cover plate.

11.Roll the belt off of the upper and lower pulleys. Be careful not to pinch your fingers.

To install the new belt, do these steps:

1.

Place the new flat belt onto the lower pulley so it

 

engages one or two grooves.

2.

Push the belt inward and roll it onto the top pul-

 

ley. Continue pushing the belt and rotating it up and

 

down (FIgure 62) until it is centered on both pul-

 

leys.

3.

Reinstall two button head cap screws and spacers

 

onto the lower part of the belt cover plate.

4.

Raise the blade all the way up.

5.

Perform Steps 6-9in the previous subsection in

 

reverse order.

6.

Loosen the motor mounting hex nuts, place the

 

wood block on top of the motor.

7.

Raise the arbor assembly to tension the belt, ensur-

 

ing that the wood block is between the motor and

 

cabinet as shown in Figure 63.

8.

Check belt deflection as shown in Figure 64.

 

Note: The belt is tensioned correctly when you can

 

deflect it no more than 18".

9.

Tighten the motor mounting hex nuts, lower the

Figure 62. Installing flat belt (table

removed for clarity.)

Figure 63. Using wood block to tension

belt.

motor, and remove the wood block.

10. Close the motor cover.

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Figure 64. Checking belt deflection.

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Woodstock W1761, W1762 owner manual To install the new belt, do these steps, Deflect it no more than 1⁄8