This cracking never reaches the carcass of the bellows and never becomes so
severe as o result in a rupture occurring in the belt/bellows connection.
It is a defect that affects:
• neither the functional characteristics,
• nor the service life,
• nor the burst resistance
of the bellows.
There is no technical reason to replace bellows exhibiting cracking of this kind. If
there are any doubts, consult the supplie