Matt Day
10-19-2013, 1:14 PM
I'm in the process of taking apart, cleaning, and replacing bearings in the Powermatic 2013 bandsaw I recently bought. Everything is in good condition save for some minor surface rust which is cleaning up nicely with some Evapo-rust.
At any rate, my question has to do with the assembly of the springs for the upper wheel tensioning. I've already found a missing retainer clip that holds on the wheel's axle/shaft, so i think someone at some point has replaced the bearings, and possibly reassembled it incorrectly.
Looking at the picture below, I think the springs are on the wrong side and should be above the wheel axle/shaft. When I turn the handwheel to increase tension, the wheel basically stops, then the springs begin to tighten below the axle so as they tighten the wheel doesn't move anymore. I'm pretty sure my thinking is correct, but wanted to run it by everyone. I'm going to call Powermatic on Monday, but thought I'd ask the forum since it's the weekend.
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At any rate, my question has to do with the assembly of the springs for the upper wheel tensioning. I've already found a missing retainer clip that holds on the wheel's axle/shaft, so i think someone at some point has replaced the bearings, and possibly reassembled it incorrectly.
Looking at the picture below, I think the springs are on the wrong side and should be above the wheel axle/shaft. When I turn the handwheel to increase tension, the wheel basically stops, then the springs begin to tighten below the axle so as they tighten the wheel doesn't move anymore. I'm pretty sure my thinking is correct, but wanted to run it by everyone. I'm going to call Powermatic on Monday, but thought I'd ask the forum since it's the weekend.
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