Dewalt branded/Atlas 5010 belt/disc sander

[Kitmaira]

I’m working on my belt/disc sander and the bearing seems stiff. I’m not sure how to get to it to lubricate or if necessary replace it. Does anyone have any information on this? Sorry for the duplicate photo, I can’t figure out how to delete it.

 

[Kitmaira]

I answered my own question. The disc is threaded to the shaft. I used a craftsman rubber band wrench to hold the belt pulley and turned the disc counterclockwise to remove. I removed the pulley and used a plastic hammer to drive the shaft from the bearings. The bearings were frozen up, but liquid wrench freed them up. I used 3 in One oil to re-lubricate them. Just in case anyone else runs into this problem. There is a pretty good set of pictures on OWWM if someone else is working on one of these.

 

[macgee]

You may want to check out this GJ thread on a thorough rebuild on same Atlas machine.

https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=420452


If bearings are accessible, you may want to replace them. Shouldn't be too hard if you have a puller. If not, you can borrow one from your local auto part retailer like Napa, O'Brians, Autozone...etc.