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Precautions For Mounting Automotive Belts
- Check your clothing to ensure that there are no loose parts, including loose hair, gloves, or clothing that may be pulled into the rotating parts, including the pulley belt.
- Alway ensure that the engine is turned off and belt fully stops before checking, repairing, or replacing a belt.
- Ensure the power switch is not turned on during the belt inspection, repaer or replacement.
- Ensure that a same type belt or pulley replace the existing one.
- Do not cut the belt with a knife or scissors while the belt is still under tension. It may spring out to hurt nearby people.
- Align the belt to the pulley center. Otherwise, it will shorten the belt life as one side will wear heavily.

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Do not touch the belt or pulley immediately after it stops. Your hand may be bumt.
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Reduce the belt tension before replacing it with a belt. Inadequate mounting with wrong tension will cause early wear or breakage.
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Maintain the defined tension in mounting or using the belt. Wrong tension will cause noise or breakage.
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Replace all belts on one pulley at the same times. Otherwise, it will carse early wear or breakage.

Precautions For Using Automotive Belts
- Never hang or pull an article with belt.
- Never use the belt for purposes other than power transmission.
- Remove oil, grease or dust from the pulley grove. Rough or damaged pulley surface may cause excesseve wear of the belt.
- Do not use the belt for insulation.
- Keep the belt or pulley from water, oil, chemical, paint etc.
- Do not burn used belts as it generates harmful gas.
Precautions For Handling Or Storing Automotive Belts
Observe the following in handing or storing automotive belts:
- Do not fold a belt by applying excessive force. It will tear the lining materials.
- Keep belts away from direct sunlight.
- Do not place heavy articles on top belts under transport or storage.
- Scratch or scar on the belt surface will cause early breakage.
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