M Section V Belt Sizes

A series belts are the most common.

M section v belt sizes.

The belts are generally endless and their general cross section shape is trapezoidal or v shaped. The inside length of the belt is typically 2 less for a 4l belt and 1 1 2 less for a 3l belt. V belts are the most commonly selected belts for power transmission. This means you would measure the widest part of the belt thick section and then from the widest part to the narrowest part of the belt.

An example would be 4l460 which would be 46 long outside 44 inside. Gates v belts are engineered to run maintenance free to keep your vehicles moving without the need for lubrication or retensioning. Also keep in mind belts do stretch and unfortunately there is no specific given value for how much a belt can stretche. Compare with the chart below.

Classic kevlar v belt sections. As power transmission experts for over a century gates is driving your vehicles belt drive with our automotive v belts for your passenger cars light duty trucks and personal vehicles. What section is your v belt. The types of v belts and their standard sizes.

You will notice that all v belts also sometimes referred to as wedge shaped belts are measured across the top think section and the depth of the belt. As another example replacing an older classical v belt drive with a newer narrow profile notched v belt made with an ethylene elastomer and aramid fiber tensile cords can yield up to 3x greater load carrying capacity while reducing the weight and size of the drive relieving stress on shafts bearings and other components. Example a v belt with a top width of 21 32 and a depth of 7 16 is a b belt. Classical v belt classified by their dimensions from a to e narrow v series classified by their dimensions 3v 5v and 8v and light duty fractional horsepower belt classified by their dimensions 2l 3l 4l 5l.

You ll also need to measure the width and depth to determine which section v belt you have. We ve designed our v belts for wear corrosion and heat resistance with. The correct section is. 3l section 3 8 width x 7 32 depth.

There are three common v belt types. The v shape of the belt tracks in a groove on a pulley or sheave. If you identified a b. Aa section dbl.

A section 1 2 width b section 5 8 width c section 7 8 width d section 1 1 4 width bx section cogged 5 8 width wedge banded v belts. Classic banded v belts. 3v section 3 8 width 5v section 5 8 width 8v section 1 width 3vx section cogged 3 8 width 5vx section cogged 5 8 width double angle v belts. Step 2 determine if the v belt is wrapped or notched style if the belt you have is notched add an x to the type.

Measure the section with a ruler measure the top width of the belt widest part of the vee and then the thickness of the belt. Click here for more complete specifications per belt section.