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1) New belts do NOT burn!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 2) When describing symptoms, Be concise!!! 3) If you are burning rubber, your motor ain't weak!!!!! DID you watch the sawdust session we referred you to before??????? Did you understand ANY of it?????? Have you paid detailed attention to ANY of the suggestions...

Given what you have been through, the smell of burnt rubber might be considered normal right now but will not be in the normal course of operation. The belts should not slip enough to create a burnt rubber smell. Like was stated somewhere in this thread, I believe the variable sheave was improperly...

With everything fully assembled, the power cord unplugged and the sanding disk mounted on the spindle - can you easily rotate the sanding disk? If yes, when you do this do all of the shafts turn? What model Mark V are we working on? What is the serial number? It sounds as though you have a poly-v b...

I do not think you have a motor pulley problem. But then I am NOT there to observe! This post caused me to think of another thing. When checking to see if the control sheave slides in and out on the shaft, also see if can rotate ON THE SHAFT while 'out'. The control sheave should slide on a key on ...

the shafts can be rotated easily by hand with the belt removed and the motor runs fine this way also. once everything is connected the motor just hums and statrs to heat up. Both sheaves move easily also. How do I tell whether I have gilmer or a v belt? Mine hase about 10 small grooves that match th...

I replaced the belts, cleaned everything. The motor runs when no tension on the belts. With belts installed the motor "bogs" and will not turn the belts or the head stock. I can't adjust the speed by rotating the Sanding Disc. since the Gilmer belt slips on the pully. I checked the tension...

I replaced both belts with new ones, cleaned both sheaves, the motor runs fine with no belts attached, but will not run or rotate the head stock when the belts are attached. When I rotate the disc by hand the belts do not move. I can't get the speed control adjusted since nothing moves when I turn i...