It sounds like a bearing is gone on my Craftsman 6"x48" stationary belt sander. I have taken enough off to expose and remove the C clips on the ends of the shaft. However, I can see no way to remove the bearings on either end of the roller. The roller itself will not come off - it appears to be mounted permanently. The bearings seem to be in a "plastic" ring; the latter is not listed as a separate part, so it may come with the bearing as a single unit.

Anybody out there have a clue how to remove and replace the bearings? If I do one is it time to do all four of them?

Thanks,
Len

On 6/28/2012 3:12 PM, wrote:
It sounds like a bearing is gone on my Craftsman 6"x48" stationary
belt sander. I have taken enough off to expose and remove the C
clips on the ends of the shaft. However, I can see no way to remove
the bearings on either end of the roller. The roller itself will not
come off - it appears to be mounted permanently. The bearings seem
to be in a "plastic" ring; the latter is not listed as a separate
part, so it maycome with the bearing as a single unit.

Anybody out there have a clue how to remove and replace the
bearings?If I do one is it time to do all four of them?
....

Pictures or at least link to parts diagram????

It had to go on; it must somehow come off... I was donated a
similar-sized Craftsman a number of years ago but I've almost never used
it and certainly haven't taken it apart to know otomh, sorry...

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