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"toller"

09/12/2004 2:25 AM

How to shorten a link belt?

The motor on my contractor's saw is now resting against the stop rather than
completely hanging from the belt. That is wrong isn't it; the belt is
supposed to be holding it up, right?

I presume it has stretched a bit and I have to take a link out. It looks
like you just twist an inside tab and push it through the hole, take a link
out, and reverse. But sometimes thing are more complicated than they look.
So, how do I shorten the belt?

I don't know the brand, but it is red. Thanks.


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mikey

in reply to "toller" on 09/12/2004 2:25 AM

10/12/2004 1:23 PM

toller wrote:
> The motor on my contractor's saw is now resting against the stop rather than
> completely hanging from the belt. That is wrong isn't it; the belt is
> supposed to be holding it up, right?
>
> I presume it has stretched a bit and I have to take a link out. It looks
> like you just twist an inside tab and push it through the hole, take a link
> out, and reverse. But sometimes thing are more complicated than they look.
> So, how do I shorten the belt?
>
> I don't know the brand, but it is red. Thanks.
>
>

What ever you do, make sure you take out the weakest link!

;-)

mikey.

JW

Joe Wells

in reply to "toller" on 09/12/2004 2:25 AM

08/12/2004 9:19 PM

On Thu, 09 Dec 2004 02:25:27 +0000, toller wrote:

> The motor on my contractor's saw is now resting against the stop rather
> than completely hanging from the belt. That is wrong isn't it; the belt
> is supposed to be holding it up, right?
>
> I presume it has stretched a bit and I have to take a link out. It looks
> like you just twist an inside tab and push it through the hole, take a
> link out, and reverse. But sometimes thing are more complicated than they
> look. So, how do I shorten the belt?

You pretty much have it, but a picture is worth a thousand words (unless
it involves someone wealthy doing something wrong, then you can name your
price...)

<http://www.fennerindustrial.com/products/pdfs/ptpinstall.pdf>

--
Joe Wells


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