Dial Belt Kit (12 foot) (Item: DBK-12)

Great value and performs excellent

Posted by Steve on Aug 16th 2017

Good heavy duty rubber belt that should last a lifetime.This was my first dial belt replacement for a '37 Zenith radio. There was no old belt to measure, so I used some string to estimate length. I cut the new dial belt to that length and got an excellent bond with the supplied cyanoacrylate adhesive (not just the belt, but my fingers, too!). After 20 minutes to cure the adhesive, I routed the belt and spun the tuning flywheel, but it often hesitated/slipped. The length and tension of the new belt appeared to be fine. I may have made a common mistake that is not covered by the instructions. I learned by accident that by rotating the belt 45 degrees and letting a corner of the belt enter the bottom of the pulleys that the new belt performed flawlessly!