About service, Tracking – Grizzly G0503 User Manual
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Model G0503 (Mfg. Since 12/08)
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this section is designed to help the operator with
adjustments that were made at the factory and
that might also need to be made during the life
of the machine.
this section is provided for your convenience—
it is not a substitute for the grizzly service
department. if any adjustments arise that are not
described in this manual, then feel free to call the
grizzly service department at (570) 546-9663.
similarly, if you are unsure of how to perform
any procedure in this section, the grizzly service
department will be happy to guide you through
the procedures or help in any other way.
Always disconnect
power to the machine
before performing ser-
vice adjustments. failure
to do this may result in
serious personal injury.
Power
Source
Locking
Disconnect Switch
Machine
Ground
Ground
Conduit
Conduit
About Service
SEcTION 7: SERvIcE
Tracking
figure 53. Vertical wheel adjustment.
Blade tracking consists of aligning the wheels to
keep the blade centered when the wheel is rotat-
ed under full tension. when replacing blades fine
tuning may be necessary, but this entire process
should not have to be repeated unless the wheels
are removed.
Tools Needed
Qty
straightedge ...................................................... 1
t-handle wrench .............................................. 1
wrench 19mm ................................................... 1
hex wrench 4mm .............................................. 1
To track the blade:
1. Disconnect the resaw from the power
source!
2. Move the blade guides out of the way.
3. turn the wheels by hand. if the bottom of the
blade gullets do not remain approximately
1
⁄
16
" away from the front edge of the wheels,
then adjust the tracking.
4. place two flat bars under the conveyer belt
and place a square against the fixed wheel
as shown in
figure 53. Make note of the
angle between the wheel and the square.