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Blue Diamond Belt Problem Wizard - Belt Stretches Beyond
Take-up
The table below lists the possible causes for premature belt failures. To return to the wizard main menu please click here.
| Symptoms |
Probable Cause |
Solution |
| Multiple belts stretch unequally |
- Misaligned drive
- Debris in pulleys
- Broken tensile member or cord damaged
- Mismatched belt set
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- Realign and retention drive
- Clean pulleys
- Replace all belts, install properly
- Install matched belt set
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Single belt, or where all belts
stretch evenly |
- Insufficient take-up allowance
- Grossly overloaded or under-designed drive
- Broken tensile members
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- Check take-up. Use allowance specified in Gates Drive Design Manual (E2/20070)
- Redesign drive
- Replace belt, install properly
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