Brown Products TrenchMaster (F-1202) - Manual (Page 12)

TROUBLESHOOTING
PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE SOLUTION
Burning belts Improper tension on belts Adjust belt tension Using the turn
buckle on the clutch cable. Spring
should stretch approximately 3/4” to
1” when clutch lever is fully engaged.
Pulleys not aligned Align pulleys
Pulleys worn excessively Replace pulleys
Pulleys broken or burrs Replace pulleys
on pulley
Wrong type belts Replace with industrial belts
Excessive Rotor bearings worn Replace bearings
vibration excessively
Rotor points broken Replace points or rotor
or missing
Rotor bent Replace rotor
Rotor striking Rotor too close to hood Loosen eccentric lock collars on
spindle and move rotor away from
hood.
CAUTION: Use thread lock on all
set screws and tighten securely.
(See page 4-1, Paragraph 3)
Eccentric lock collars loose Tighten eccentric lock collars and
secure set screws with thread lock.
(See page 3-4)
Rotor bent Replace rotor
Nuts on point loose Align points and tighten nuts.
Pulleys coming Pulley set screw not tight Remove set screws and apply
off shaft thread lock to set screws then
tighten very firmly.
Eccentric lock collars set Remove set screws from eccentric
screws not tight lock collars, reset lock collars, apply
thread lock and tighten very firmly.
(See page 3-4)
Eccentric lock collars worn Replace eccentric lock collars
excessively (See page 3-4)
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