Adjusting Blade Guide Bearings - Grizzly G0592 Owner's Manual

Operation (Cont.)
Symptom Possible Cause
Coolant 5. Wiring broken, disconnected, or corroded.
system is not
functioning.
6. Coolant pump switch at fault.
7. Coolant pump or pump bearings at fault.
Coolant system 1. Coolant level is low.
is pulling sludge
2. Coolant needs to be changed/reservoir is
from reservoir.
dirty.
Adjusting Blade
Guide Bearings
The support bearings and blade guide bearings
come adjusted from the factory, but due to ship-
ping and storage, they may need adjustment.
Uneven blade wear and crooked cuts may be the
result of improper adjustment.
Tools Needed
Hex Wrenches 3, 5, 6mm ............................1 Ea.
Phillips Head Screwdriver #2 ............................ 1
Feeler Gauge 0.002" ......................................... 1
Adjusting Support Bearings
1.
Make sure blade is tensioned and tracking
correctly (Pages 29 and 54).
2.
DISCONNECT MACHINE FROM POWER!
3.
Raise headstock all the way, then use feed
control dial to keep it from lowering.
4. Loosen (2) knobs shown in Figure 83 to
remove front blade guard.
Front
Blade Guard
Figure 83. Front blade guard and knobs.
-52-
Qty
x 2
Possible Solution
5. Fix broken wires or disconnected/corroded
connections (Page 61).
6. Replace switch.
7. Replace pump.
1. Check/fill coolant (Page 46).
2. Clean and change coolant (Page 46).
5.
On upper blade guide, verify that back of
blade lightly contacts support bearing.
— If it does not, loosen cap screws shown
in Figure 84, move blade guide assembly
up or down until support bearing lightly
touches back of blade, then tighten cap
screws.
Support
Bearing
Figure 84. Location of support bearing
adjustment components.
Note: If it is difficult to slide blade guide
assembly, adjust roller bearings and car-
bide guides away from blade (refer to
next sub-section). It can also help to clean
blade guide assembly (refer to Cleanup
on Page 15).
6. Loosen (2) knobs shown in Figure 85 to
remove lower rear blade guard.
7.
Remove (2) Phillips head screws and flat
washers shown in Figure 85 to remove upper
rear blade guard.
Model G0592 (Mfd. Since 01/23)