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Trouble Shooting
Unusual Noise / Excessive Noise Flange Failure
Tension Loss / Ratcheting Unusual Pulley Wear
Excessive Belt Edge Wear Belt Tracking
Tensile Break Excessive Temperature of Belt, Bearings, Housing, Shafts, Etc.
Belt Cracking Shafts Out of Sync
Premature Tooth Wear Vibration
Tooth Shear Bearing Failure
 

UNUSUAL NOISE / EXCESSIVE NOISE:

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Misaligned Drive
Too Low or High Tension
Backside Idler
Density of Pulley Material
Worn Pulley
Worn Belt
Bent Guide Flange
Belt Speed too High
Incorrect Belt Profile for Pulley
Use of Polyurethane (Plastic) Belt
Subminimal pulley diameter
Excessive Load on Bearings
Acoustics of Drive Enclosure
Excessive load

TENSION LOSS / RATCHETING:
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Weak Support Structure or Mounts
Center to Center Distance Fluctuates
Excessive Pulley Wear
Fixed (Non-Adjustable) Centers
Excessive Debris
Excessive Load
Subminimal Pulley Diameter
Excessive Low or High Temperature (-30F to 185F)
Exposure to Oil, Solvents, Harsh Chemicals
Belt, Pulley or Shafts Running too Hot
Unusual Belt Degradation

EXCESSIVE BELT EDGE WEAR:
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Damage Due to Handling
Flange Damage
Belt too Wide
Belt Tension too Low
Rough Flange Surface Finish
Improper Tracking
Belt Hitting Drive Guard or Bracketry
Misalignment

TENSILE BREAK:
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Excessive Shock Load
Rolling or Prying the Belt Over the Flange When Installing
Subminimal Pulley Diameter
Misalignment
Too Low or High Tension
Momentary Peak Load Exceeded Design Load
Wrong Belt Pitch Being Used
Improper Belt Handling and Storage
Weak Support Structure or Mounts
Too Narrow Belt Width
Sharp Teeth on the Pulley
Debris or Foreign Object in Drive
Extreme Pulley Run-Out

BELT CRACKING:
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Subminimal Pulley Diameter
Backside Idler
Extreme Low Temperature at Start-Up
Exposure to Oil, Solvents, Harsh Chemicals
Cocked Bushing / Pulley Assembly


PREMATURE BELT WEAR:
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Too Low or High Tension
Belt Running Partly off Unflanged Pulley
Misaligned Drive
Incorrect Belt Profile for Pulley
Worn Pulley
Rough Pulley Teeth
Damaged Pulley
Pulley Not to Dimensional Specification
Belt Hitting Drive Bracketry or Other Part
Excessive Load
Insufficient Hardness of Pulley Material
Excessive Debris
Cocked Bushing/Pulley Assembly
TOOTH SHEAR:
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Excessive Shock Load
Less Than 6 Teeth in Mesh
Extreme Pulley Run-Out
Worn Pulley
Subminimal Pulley Diameter
Backside Idler
Incorrect Belt Profile for Pulley
Misaligned Drive
Belt Tension too Low




FLANGE FAILURE:
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Belt Forcing Flange off
Misaligned Drive
Flange Incorrectly Mounted

UNUSUAL PULLEY WEAR:
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Pulley Has too Little Wear Resistance
Misaligned Drive
Excessive Debris
Excessive Load
Belt Tension too Low or High
Incorrect Belt Profile for Pulley

BELT TRACKING:
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Belt Running Partly off Unflanged Pulley
Misaligned Drive
Weak Support Structure or Mounts
Centers Exceed 8 Times Small Pulley Diameter
Excessive Belt Edge Wear

EXCESSIVE TEMPERATURE of BELT, BEARINGS, HOUSING, SHAFTS, ETC.:
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Misaligned Drive
Too Low or High Tension
Incorrect Belt Profile for Pulley

SHAFTS OUT OF SYNC:
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Design Error
Incorrect Belt

VIBRATION:
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Incorrect Belt Profile for Pulley
Excessive Load
Centers Exceed 8 Times Small Pulley Diameter
Too Low or High Tension
Unbalanced Pulleys
Weak Support Structure or Mounts
Bushing or Key Loose

BEARING FAILURE:
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Bearing Failure Too High Tension
Subminimal Pulley Diameter
Misaligned Drive
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