| Author | Message | ||
     Lovedabueller |
i am just going over the bike from top to bottom and when i reached the back tire to check the bearings and axle and stuff i noticed the belt was a little off. Thoughts.   | ||
| Ponti1 |
This can happen if you roll the bike backwards. The belt will normally track back in properly when rolled forward. | ||
| Lovedabueller |
no this is the way it tracks period. i take it thats not normal. | ||
| Jens |
Check the lineup of your swingarmbearings. Jens | ||
| Spectrum |
Do a search, it's been discussed here a lot. It's normal and you don't need to worry about it unless it's scrapping on the belt guard. | ||
| Zac4mac |
I'll go out and get a pic of Loretta's belt after the sun comes up. Her belt tracks a little off too. I don't think it's quite that much tho. I just pored over the FSM and there is no mention of a spec for belt engagement. There IS a spec for runout of the IDLER pulley : +/- .010", total runout < .020". The front pulley has lips on inside and outside, belt can't come off unless the idler is bent. Z | ||
| T_man |
My belt tracks exactly the same as the one pictured above. I was worried too until I did some searching (on this very board) and learned that the belt track is within tolerance if it's within a 1/4" of the inside edge. So; no worries - carry on! | ||
| Marcodesade |
And what about the slight fraying of the cords in the belt (see the photo at top)? I notice the same thing on mine, to about the same degree. Any cause for alarm? | ||
| Blazin_buell |
Keith, glad to see you got the thing home! Whatcha gonna do with that front end ? My belt is right about that same spot , that's why I took off my guards so the belt wouldn't fray anymore not to mention the sleeker looks. | ||
| Clbofaz |
Looks just like mine, might as well snuck in my yard and snapped that pic. I used a dremel to widdle down the belt guard to prevent rubbing. A heavy duty file would have the same effect if you don't have a dremel. | ||
| Fresnobuell |
All you have to do is take a washer or two and shim the belt guard out. No need to file or alter the belt guard at all. | ||
| Dtx |
Mine tracks a little off too. | ||
| Ratbuell |
The fraying, if I understand the manufacturing process correctly, is from the belt being "cut" from a sheet of "belts". I seem to recall they make the belts in a multi-foot-wide panel, then cut them to width. The "fraying" is just where the cross-weave cords are cut. | ||
| Brent1125russ |
Your dead on Ratbuell. All cut belts (which is pretty much every manufacturer's technique except Optibelt who uses an extrusion process) have cord fibers exposed. |
