Hi Everyone,
I have an old craftsman 6x48 belt sander that I bought used earlier this summer. The belt sanding paper was running left so I tried adjusting the bolt that holds the tension (which is what I think the limited instruction manual I have says to do) and the bolt head broke off. Is the only way to fix this by drilling a hole in the broken bolt and using a tap / extractor to get the screw out? I should mention the second picture looks like the bolt is kind of bent?
First picture is the broken bolt head. Second picture shows the tension at it's top and what I'm trying to lower to at least get the belt sandpaper off. The third picture is the still working right hand side of the tensioner.
Thanks in advance!
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