Checking The V-Belt Tension; Tensioning The V-Belt; Changing The V-Belt - Zipper Zi-Rpe60 Betriebsanleitung

17.5.1

Checking the V-belt tension

17.5.2

Tensioning the V-Belt

The V-belt is tensioned by moving the engine block on the vibratory plate.
Remove the V-Belt protection cover.
Loosen the four nuts securing the motor unit to the base plate until the motor can be
moved forward on the base plate.
Loosen the nut(s) (1) to adjust the motor position with the screw(s) (2).
Screw in the screw(s) (turn to the right) = tighten the belt.
Unscrew the screw(s) (turn to the left) = Loosen the belt.
Once the belt has the correct tension, retighten the four nuts securing the motor unit to
the base plate and retighten the motor position adjustment screw(s) (2) using the nuts
(1).
Fix the four nuts securing the motor unit to the base plate again.
Finally, retighten the V-belt protection cover.
17.5.3

Changing the V-belt

Loosen the V-belt and move it to the maximum foremost position.
Then pull over the V-belt over the pulleys.
Clean the drive wheels including the V-groove and the inside of the protective cover.
Install the new V-belt and tension the V-belt again.
Finally, reattach the V-belt protective cover.
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Loosen V-belt cover screws (1) and remove them.
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Check tension: V-belt tension is OK, if the belt (2)
yields approx. 10 to 15 mm under pressure with
thumb and index finger (3) (see illustration on the
left). If the V-belt is too loose or too tight, adjust
the tension!
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Remount V-belt cover after having
checked/corrected V-belt tension!
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