The timing belt on our old Cresta T132-3 sewing machine has brokken, can a replacement be obtained ?

Geoff Quinnell, November 2009

Since my first post on this subject I have been discussing with a friend whether we could get a belt to work. Well it seems she may have found the answer and the belt she has found to work is HTD 376-8M-10 (376mm long, 8mm pitch, 10mm wide, 47 teeth) Not the same pitch but still works due to this belt being thicker. ‎

These belts are available from www.bearingsrus.com or www.bearingsrus.co.uk. The belt is not standard, so they don’t have it on the website, but if you drop them an email, they’ll supply it upon request.

Here is a link to her post regarding it - https://vintagesewingmachinesblog.wordpress.com/2016/12/20/replacing-timing-belt-on-a-t132/

Anne P, December 2016

You can no longer obtain belts of the correct pitch to fit the machine. Belts of the pitch required are not made anywhere in the world. If the timing belt breaks (as opposed to the motor belt which can be replaced) then you will either have to change the gears (as one of the toothed pullies is fixed to the top gear so you can't just change the pullies so you can fit a different spaced belt) or possibly try and make a belt yourself possibly out of leather and with something to create teeth to fit the pulley spacings you have.

Anne P, November 2016

Hello Geoff,
very unlikely you will get any parts for that machine.

drivewithken, November 2009