I recently bought an old 16 speed drill press that runs pretty good but could use some TLC. The other day I was testing the speeds and I realized the middle pulley of the three wasn't moving when I push the motor out to tension the v belts. It seems like the pivot arm is stuck.
I am tempted to spray penetrating oil and hammer the arm back and forth until I can yank it out to clean it properly but I am concerned about getting it onto the belt and causing slippage. What do you experts suggest I do to yank the pivot arm out without damaging anything?
Cheers
Peter