How to Identify The Correct V-Belt Type & Number

How to Identify The Correct V-Belt Type & Number 

In daily maintenance work, you must have gone through the situation where you unable to find the belt size in machines might be due to breaking of V-Belt or due to wearing of the Belt label. In this article i'll be giving some tips & guide to tackle this situation & guiding you to identify the correct belt number by simple measuring the V-Belt.

Identifying a replacement belt is something you can do quite easily and quickly. Below is the Step wise process to Identify the Belt Size.

STEP 1 - Measure the Cross-section of V-Belt simply through Vernier. 

• Measure the Top Width of V-Belt.
• Measure the Thickness of V-Belt.
•  The Cross Section V-belt cross sections can be identified by their top width and depth dimensions. 
• For example,  a V-belt with a top width of 17 mm and a depth of  11 mm is a “B” Section  belt.
• Find the size chart below for commonly used Belt Section.

 

STEP 2 - Determine V-belt Length using the belt measuring tool is the easiest way, But we can identify it manually through the below mentioned Parameter.

Hope this content will help you with the selection of right V-Belt  for your desired application & understanding the types of V-Belt will help you to select right V-Belt for your application.

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LJ