Cliff Posted May 21, 2016 Report Share Posted May 21, 2016 Hello, this is the thread where I don't think I have a question because I'm pretty sure the answer is: buy a new motor for the jointer, replace the pully, set screw, key and bearings. Again. Cept first time for the motor replacement. I was really hoping to get more than 2 months of usability out of this thing. I'm guessing that squealing is a bearing that is bad, and since bearings don't go bad in 2 months unless the motor is bad.. etc etc. Which I already knew it was on it's way out. When I run wood over it, it slows and almost stops, and the squealing is super loud. Very similar to a thread posted a while back: It's a shame. But looks like I'm out of commission again. I sorta got my counter tops glued in time, but the joint wasn't perfect. Anyway.. the video- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minorhero Posted May 21, 2016 Report Share Posted May 21, 2016 What that looked like to me was the squeaking only happened when just starting up. If the bearing was bad the squeaking would never stop and frankly it wouldn't sound like that. Maybe its a sound quality thing but really that sounds like belt squeaking to me which if you had a worn belt or worn pulley would cause all of these problems. Also possible you have the wrong belt for the pulley size. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drzaius Posted May 21, 2016 Report Share Posted May 21, 2016 Is it possible that a pulley is slipping on the shaft? Sometimes a key can fall out. Def sounds like bad bearing(s) are an issue as well as that horrible sound on start up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendon_t Posted May 21, 2016 Report Share Posted May 21, 2016 Mine was doing that when the cutter head bearings were on their way out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff Posted May 21, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 21, 2016 Belt is newish, whenever Eric replaced it before I bought. Pulleys, belt, key, screws, bearings are all new and straight from Grizzly. If I can I will see If I can record a board running over it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mat60 Posted May 21, 2016 Report Share Posted May 21, 2016 Shore sounds like bearings to me also..Darn.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drzaius Posted May 21, 2016 Report Share Posted May 21, 2016 Try to get quality bearings from a source other than Grizzly. Good bearings should last decades in hobby use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric. Posted May 21, 2016 Report Share Posted May 21, 2016 I never replaced the belt, Cliff. It's original...but I don't think that has anything to do with it. That sounds like it sounded when I sold it to you. Not sure what your step-dad did to calm it down, but clearly it's back. Hate to say it but I think it's the motor bearing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted May 21, 2016 Report Share Posted May 21, 2016 Words like lemon, snake bit ,boat anchor and bad apple come to mind ! Good Luck ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mat60 Posted May 21, 2016 Report Share Posted May 21, 2016 Its not a bad looking jointer.....Wondering..Whats a guy to do with it...New motor or fix the one you have.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tpt life Posted May 21, 2016 Report Share Posted May 21, 2016 Or, email links to these threads and all the back story to customer service while requesting a new motor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendon_t Posted May 21, 2016 Report Share Posted May 21, 2016 ^ not a bad idea at all. I know it's out of warranty but they might take pity on you. Knowing that you bought a Shelix head and got the jointer around it for free, sounds like the cost of doing business. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff Posted May 21, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 21, 2016 3 hours ago, Brendon_t said: ^ not a bad idea at all. I know it's out of warranty but they might take pity on you. Knowing that you bought a Shelix head and got the jointer around it for free, sounds like the cost of doing business. For sure. I'll whine about it and all that but nothing is really unexpected at this point. After a closer look today, we discovered that the pulley is working itself off. The belt is rubbing against something, you can actually see where it is touching. I mean, it's just a symptom of a bad motor, or, a bad motor + insanely difficult to set everything up perfect. I want to just buy a new motor, but my stepfather thinks we can get more life out of it. I can probably do both, order a new motor and tinker with this one and next time it gets stupid just swap it out. Also I take back what I said about bearings from Grizzly. I bought them through amazon, using a 3rd party seller that everyone seems to recommend. The rest of the parts are Grizzly. The belt does still look fine though, but won't be for long with it rubbing on something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robby W Posted May 22, 2016 Report Share Posted May 22, 2016 Cliff - check to make sure the shaft of the motor is parallel to the shaft of the cutter head. If it isn't, it can cause the pulleys to work loose. If you end up with bad bearings, they are very easy to change, even on the motor. You can listen to the bearings by taking a long screwdriver and touching the tip to the bearing housing. Touch the other end of the screwdriver to your ear and you will hears the balls in the bearing. They should sound smooth. Gritty noises mean a bad bearing. Buy good sealed bearings and machined pulleys from your local bearing house. You will get better quality and price than from Grizzly. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post davewyo Posted May 22, 2016 Popular Post Report Share Posted May 22, 2016 2 hours ago, Robby W said: Cliff - check to make sure the shaft of the motor is parallel to the shaft of the cutter head. If it isn't, it can cause the pulleys to work loose. If you end up with bad bearings, they are very easy to change, even on the motor. You can listen to the bearings by taking a long screwdriver and touching the tip to the bearing housing. Touch the other end of the screwdriver to your ear and you will hears the balls in the bearing. They should sound smooth. Gritty noises mean a bad bearing. Buy good sealed bearings and machined pulleys from your local bearing house. You will get better quality and price than from Grizzly. LOL! I just had a vision of Cliff with a screwdriver to his ear when his wife walks in! "Honey? Are you sure that's how a screwdriver works?" 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Cancelleri Posted May 26, 2016 Report Share Posted May 26, 2016 On 5/22/2016 at 10:40 PM, Robby W said: You can listen to the bearings by taking a long screwdriver and touching the tip to the bearing housing. Touch the other end of the screwdriver to your ear and you will hears the balls in the bearing. They should sound smooth. Gritty noises mean a bad bearing. I remember the first time i saw my dad do this while working on the car when I was a kid. I asked him what the screwdriver was saying. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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