removing belt SS 10ER

likeke511 · Post by **likeke511** » Wed Dec 01, 2010 10:57 pm

I'm trying to put the speed changing attachment on my shopsmith 10er but i can't seem to figure out how the motor pulley comes off of the motor? it's pretty old and hasn't been used in the past few years so it might just be stuck. any info would be appreciated. thanks.

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SDSSmith · Post by **SDSSmith** » Wed Dec 01, 2010 11:36 pm

You need to raise the motor to reduce tension in the belt. This is done by loosening the allen screws that secure the motor bracket rods in the headstock and then raising the motor and motor bracket. You might need to use a little penetrating oil on the rods to get them to slide.

likeke511 · Post by **likeke511** » Thu Dec 02, 2010 12:01 am

thanks for the advice. i actually got it done without having to move motor. (hopefully that's okay??) i just put some wd40 on the shaft and it eventually slid off. now that i've cleaned off the gunk that had been on there i won't encounter this again. thanks again for your advice.

JPG · Post by **JPG** » Thu Dec 02, 2010 12:50 am

likeke511 wrote:thanks for the advice. i actually got it done without having to move motor. (hopefully that's okay??) i just put some wd40 on the shaft and it eventually slid off. now that i've cleaned off the gunk that had been on there i won't encounter this again. thanks again for your advice.

FWIW You will likely need to adjust the motor position, so now is a good time to loosen/clean up the motor mounting plate posts.

P.S. Yer gonna remove/replace one of those set screws anyway!

likeke511 · Post by **likeke511** » Sat Dec 04, 2010 8:16 pm

You were right, although I didn't have to move the motor at all to get the belts on or off, just while setting up the belt tension. Anyway, it's all set up and working now. Thanks for all your help guys.

JPG · Post by **JPG** » Sat Dec 04, 2010 8:48 pm

likeke511 wrote:You were right, although I didn't have to move the motor at all to get the belts on or off, just while setting up the belt tension. Anyway, it's all set up and working now. Thanks for all your help guys.

Just for reference, what size are the belts?

wlhayesmfs · Post by **wlhayesmfs** » Sat Dec 04, 2010 9:40 pm

You might want to be careful but on the ER pulleys they are made of soft Al and you can bend the pulleys by taking off the belts without loosening the motor. That is why the ER pulleys are going for so high on Ebay. The original are getting scarce.
Good luck and let us see some pictures.

likeke511 · Post by **likeke511** » Thu Feb 17, 2011 6:56 am

JPG40504 wrote:Just for reference, what size are the belts?

i'm not sure what size they are off the top of my head. i'll check later today and get back to you.