Yes. I know. I have the manual. It is a process as everything is. Belts are belts. One is flapping causing instability. Thank you for you insight. I have A24's. Just to old to be on my knees so I found a youngster to help.The Unisaw's motor is on a pivot rod with a single bolt locking it in place.
Remove that bolt only. Raise the blade as high as you can. Put some blocking under the motor. Lower the blade. The blocking takes the load of the motor resulting in the belts being slack enough to remove.
Twenty years is a fairly new machine. Those belts should have lasted longer than that.
The Gates Hi-Power II A-section belts. A24 is the size for a modern Unisaw. (Modern: After 1960)
I agree."Link Belts" on a Unisaw doesn't work well because they are so fat and stick up above the pulley. This reduces the depth of cut because the belts rub on the bottom side of the table.
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These are made in Mexico. They work great for now. Breaking them in. It passed the nickel balance test.Belts are NOT belts. Quality matters a lot. For some reason, the Chinese can't make two belts the same length and can't make a smooth splice.
Link belts come in different profiles. Some fit. BUT, they are not for use in parallel as there is no guarantee any two belts will be the same diameter.