Harbor Freight Tools 97181 Sander User Manual


 
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Port (59) after cleaning and tighten
Screw (61).
AFTER USE,3. clean external surfaces
of the tool with clean cloth.
Periodically recheck all nuts, bolts 4.
and screws for tightness.
Apply a light coat of paste wax to the 5.
Table (69) to make feeding material
easier.
Use compressed air to blow dust and 6.
debris from the Sander and Motor.
The Bearings on this Sander are 7.
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Sanding Belt Replacement
Push the Belt Tensioner Handle (50) 1.
forward to loosen the belt.
Remove Upper Guard Plate (58) by 2.
unscrewing four Screws (7).
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(60) by unscrewing the four Screws
(7) that hold it to the Belt Support
Housing (52).
Slide the old sanding belt off the Rear 4.
Roller (56) and Front Roller (44).
Replace with a 4” X 36” sanding belt 5.
with the correct grit for the project
you are working on. NOTE: The
larger the grit number, the smaller
the grain. Use small numbered
grits for cutting and larger for
smoothing and nishing.
Slide new sanding belt onto Front 6.
and Rear Rollers.
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(60) and tighten the four Screws (7)
securely.
Replace the Upper Guard Plate (58) 8.
and tighten the four Screws (7).
Push the Belt Tensioner Handle (50) 9.
to the rear to tighten the belt.
Before using, manually check 10.
the new belt for alignment. See
instructions in the “General
Operating” section of this manual.
V-Belt Replacement
Remove Set Screws (6) and pull off 1.
Aluminum Disc (5).
Remove four Screws (11) and 2.
Washers (10) from Outer Pulley
Cover (9).
Once the Outer Pulley Cover (9) is 3.
removed, the V-Belt is accessible.
Remove the V-Belt (12) using a 4.
small straight slot screwdriver (not
supplied). Place the tip of the
screwdriver between the Motor Pulley
(13) and the V-Belt (12) while you
manually turn the V-Belt by hand. As
it turns, the V-Belt will ride up and
out of the Pulley groove. Once off
the Motor Pulley (13), lift it off of the
Spindle Pulley (14).
Place the new V-Belt (12) onto 5.
the Spindle Pulley (14), by using a
straight slot screwdriver (not supplied)
as a wedge, manually turn the
Spindle Pully (14) and ride the new
V-Belt onto the Motor Pulley (13).
Replace Outer Pulley Cover (9). 6.
Tighten Screws and Washers (10 &
11).
7. WARNING! If the supply cord of
this power tool is damaged, it must
be replaced only by a qualied
service technician.