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G0554 Gear-Head Floor Lathe
Pulley
Motor
Mount
Hex
Nut
Belt
Press
3
⁄4"
Pulley
Motor
Figure 89. V-belt
adjustments.
Replacing V-Belt
To replace the V-belts on the lathe:
1. UNPLUG THE LATHE!
2. Open
the end cover door on the headstock
and the lower cover at the headstock end of
the lathe.
3. Remove the tension off the old V-belts by
loosening
the motor mount hex nut (see
Figure 89).
4. Remove
the old belts and install the new
ones. Always replace these belts in pairs.
5. Tighten the motor mount hex nut until 8 lbs.
of
force applied to the belts causes approxi-
mately
3
⁄4" of deflection.
6. Close end cover door and install lower cover.
Then
reconnect the machine to its power
source.