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yes, your right now that i think about it more.
thanks for straightening my thinking out before i get too far onto left field.

i don't know a whole bunch about belts and pulleys and less about expanding and contracting sheaves but i know belts and pulleys should be in alignment. if the motor and idler sheaves expand and contract in opposite directions wouldn't that put them out of alignment all the time except the initial s...

thanks for the reply. i will investigate my thrust spacer area more when i get my new belts. when i 1st installed the fan sheave i had it in far enough that it would rub on the tin shield on the motor (a.o. smith btw). luckily i have good plastic cam and gear rack. i tried to upload pics. i don't th...

hi all i'm a new member from sedona,az and 1st time shopsmith owner. i bought a mark VII last winter ( not working; motor would only buzz, not hum)and have been reading the mark VII repair threads with great interest. with the help from these threads and comments from jpg, robinson and others i was ...