Gates Heavy Duty V-Belt Drive Design Manual 14995-A

How To Install V-Belt Drives
1. Make sure equipment is
turned off and use warning
sign so that someone
else won’t turn the
machine on before you
are ready.
7. Check sheave mounting
and alignment.
2. Inspect all drive components
and check the
sheaves carefully for
damage, or worn
grooves. If a Power-
Band ® belt is being installed,
check groove
spacing also. Clean oil
and grease from
sheaves and remove
rust and burrs.
8. Check bearings for oil.
3. Always use a matched
set of new belts from
one manufacturer.
9. Tension drive properly
—see Page 212.
4. Make sure you use the
correct cross section
belt for your sheaves.
10.Never use belt dressing.
5. Slack off on take-up until
belts can be placed in
grooves without forcing.
11.Give belts a few days
running time to become
seated in sheave
grooves — then readjust
take up.
6. Adjust takeup until belts
are snug.
NOTE: Store V-belts in
clean, cool, dark place.
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