4.1.3.17 V-Belt Alignment
Although alignment is not as critical in V-belt drives as in others, proper alignment is essential for long
belt and sheave life. First, make sure that drive shafts are parallel. The most common causes of mis-
alignment are non-parallel shafts and improperly located sheaves. Where shafts are not parallel, belts on
one side are drawn tighter and pull more than their share of the load. As a result, these belts wear out
faster requiring the entire set to be replaced before it has give maximum service. If misalignment is in the
sheave, belts will enter and leave the grooves at an angle, causing excessive belt cover and sheave
wear.
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Figure 13: V-belt alignment
4.1.3.18 Check Sheave Mounting and Alignment
"V"-Belt drives do not require alignment to as close tolerances as most other types of drives-but unless
the belts enter and leave the sheaves in a relatively straight line, wear is accelerated.
The two most common causes of misalignment are shown: (a) the shafts of the driver and driven ma-
chines are not parallel, and (b) the sheaves are not located properly on the shafts. To check alignment,
all you need is a straight-edge or, for drives with longer centers, a steel tape. If these aren't available,
you can, as a last resort, even use heavy string. Just line the straight edge or tape along the outside face
of both sheaves as shown in the illustration. Misalignment will show up as a gap in between the sheave
face and straight edge, or perhaps as a "break" in the tape or string. Make sure that the width of the out-
side land is equal on both sheaves, when using this method.
4.1.3.19 V-Belt Drive Tensioning Method
Before attempting to tension any drive it is important that the sheaves be properly installed and aligned.
The V-belts should be placed over the sheaves and in the grooves without forcing them over the sides of
the grooves
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With all belts in their proper groove adjust the centers to take up all slack and until the belts are
fairly tight.
2.
Start the drive and continue to adjust until the belts have only a slight bow on the slack side of the
drive while operating under load. See sketch.
3.
After a few days operation the belts will seat themselves in the sheave grooves and it may become
necessary to readjust so that the drive again shows a slight "bow" in the slack side.
4.1 Pre-installation
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