Infeed Roller Tension - Grizzly G0603X Owner's Manual

3.
Loosen the fasteners that hold the motor to
the brackets (see Figure 41) just enough to
allow the motor to be repositioned.
Figure 41. Motor mounting fasteners for
adjusting V-belt pulley alignment (bottom rear
access panel removed).
4.
Slide the motor as required to align the pul-
leys.
5.
Retighten the motor mount fasteners.
6. Retension the V-belts (see Page 30).
7.
Replace the access panels.

Infeed Roller Tension

Tools Needed:
Hex Wrench 4mm .............................................. 1
Wrench 14mm ................................................... 1
The amount of tension or downward pressure of
the infeed roller needs to be enough to push the
workpiece into the cutterhead but not enough to
gouge or bind the workpiece. Tension require-
ments will be different for rough lumber and milled
lumber.
To adjust infeed roller tension:
1. DISCONNECT THE
POWER!
G0603X 25" Extreme Series Planer
Qty
PLANER FROM
Infeed Roller
Tension Spring
Adjusting Hex Nut
Figure 42. Infeed roller tension spring (left side
shown; top left access panel removed).
2.
Remove the top right and left access panels
and identify the infeed roller tension springs
(see Figure 42).
3. Adjust the infeed roller tension with the
hex nut underneath the tension spring (see
Figure 42).
Note: To reduce the tension, lengthen the
spring. Conversely, to increase the tension,
shorten the spring (see Figure 43).
Figure 43. Adjusting tension springs.
4. Replace both access panels.
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