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Cocoatown Melanger Belt Change
Started this discussion. Last reply by Katherine Botelho May 29, 2012. 9 Replies 0 Likes
It's time for my first belt change on my Cocoatown Melanger. Inno Concepts tells me that I shouldn't attempt this myself, and that the motor "may" need to be removed in order to change the belt. Has…Continue
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rene replied to Katherine Botelho's discussion Cocoatown Melanger Belt Change"before you add stuff make sure they are pre-warmed and fluid and add little by little...not all together. help with hot air gun if needed :)"
Katherine Botelho replied to Clay Gordon's discussion CocoaTown TCL Specials in the group Classifieds - For Sale or Wanted"Is the CocoaT still available? If so, what is the shipping time on it?"
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Katherine Botelho replied to Katherine Botelho's discussion Cocoatown Melanger Belt Change"**Update** I was able to get this changed out with no issues. I have no idea why I was lead to believe that it would be so difficult. Haha. Unfortunately, it didn't resolve the issue, which is, the machine jams up as soon as I put something in…"
Katherine Botelho replied to Katherine Botelho's discussion Cocoatown Melanger Belt Change"Looks like we have different machines. Mine isn't a grinder, but a melanger ECGC-12SL. It's a lot smaller than what you have, so I'm thinking (hoping) that it shouldn't be that difficult. Inno is offering to walk me through…"
Maria replied to Katherine Botelho's discussion Cocoatown Melanger Belt Change"Hi Katherine,
we have ECGC 65 A grinder from cocoatown. my husband changed the belts a week ago and it was ok. he used a wrench 19. we did not remove the motor, just raise it, but don't remove it. "
Katherine Botelho replied to Katherine Botelho's discussion Cocoatown Melanger Belt Change"I don't think we're talking about the same machine. There isn't any metal coupling on the bowl. The bowl is a completely separate piece which lifts right out. I just need to flip the machine over, and remove some screws to get the…"
Katherine Botelho replied to Katherine Botelho's discussion Cocoatown Melanger Belt Change"Hi Maria, thanks for the reply. I got the exact belt it needs directly from Inno Concepts, so that shouldn't be an issue. So no motor removal necessary? I actually found a tutorial online on how to replace the belt in a Santha, and I assume…"
Maria replied to Katherine Botelho's discussion Cocoatown Melanger Belt Change"Yes, I have done it myself. And it's quite easy. It's very important that you find the same size of belt and to pay attention to the alignement."
Felipe Jaramillo F. replied to Katherine Botelho's discussion Cocoatown Melanger Belt Change"It shouldn't be too hard to do it yourself. When I was starting out I went to a hardware shop that also repaired appliances like blenders to help me put it together.
I didn't see why the motor would need to be removed to remove the…"
Katherine Botelho posted a discussionCocoatown Melanger Belt Change
It's time for my first belt change on my Cocoatown Melanger. Inno Concepts tells me that I shouldn't attempt this myself, and that the motor "may" need to be removed in order to change the belt. Has anyone on this forum done this themselves? I'm a newbie.See More
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