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I recently rebuilt most of the head stock and install all new belts and bearings on a 5428, and having a weird issue where the front idler seems to drag the belts to the left.
without the idler, the belts are straight. I verified that the jack shaft here is parallel with the spindle and that the pulleys are lined up.
Got the belt tension a little lower than an automotive belt, more tension the more the belts get dragged to the left.
any ideas what could be going on here.
There isn’t much of an angle that you can cock the idler, but I’ve got it cocked as far as it will go to try to move the belts to the right. I really really really don’t want to pull the spindle out again
without the idler, the belts are straight. I verified that the jack shaft here is parallel with the spindle and that the pulleys are lined up.
Got the belt tension a little lower than an automotive belt, more tension the more the belts get dragged to the left.
any ideas what could be going on here.
There isn’t much of an angle that you can cock the idler, but I’ve got it cocked as far as it will go to try to move the belts to the right. I really really really don’t want to pull the spindle out again