POWERSPORT BELT FAILURE ANALYSIS BUILT BY GATES IDENTIFY AND TROUBLESHOOT CVT DRIVE ISSUES 1. TENSILE CORD BREAK 2. CHUNK-OUT 3. EDGE CORD 4. CRACKS PULLOUT BETWEEN COGS BELT WITH ARAMID CORD BELT WITH CARBON CORD 5. HOUR-GLASSING, 6. BELT DISINTEGRATION 7....
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POWERSPORT BELT FAILURE ANALYSIS BUILT BY GATES IDENTIFY AND TROUBLESHOOT CVT DRIVE ISSUES 1. TENSILE CORD BREAK 2. CHUNK-OUT 3. EDGE CORD 4. CRACKS PULLOUT BETWEEN COGS BELT WITH ARAMID CORD BELT WITH CARBON CORD 5. HOUR-GLASSING, 6. BELT DISINTEGRATION 7. GLAZING UNEVEN BELT WEAR, SPIN BURNS BELT WITH ARAMID CORD BELT WITH CARBON CORD SYMPTOM POTENTIAL CAUSES RECOMMENDATIONS 1. TENSILE CORD BREAK: • Belt subjected to shock-loading from sudden excessive engagement RPM, repeated • Drive using smooth acceleration taking into account vehicle load; avoid repetitive hard braking and aggressive hard acceleration and braking (especially with heavy weight on vehicle) immediate acceleration Complete belt break through • Back-bending, crimping, or prying on belt during installation compromised tensile • Follow proper storage and handling procedures (do not back-bend, crimp, or invert the belt) the tensile cord cord integrity and irreversibly damaged belt • Verify the correct belt is being used
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