| Author | Message | ||
     Hdstepchild |
Ok, I'll try to keep this short. I had my 5th gear main shaft,bearings ,etc replaced. The belt was squeaking, that's what alerted me to the problem. The shaft seal was missing, water, dirt,etc got into it destroying all those normally oiled parts. Anyway, after I got the bike back from the dealer, I noticed it was still squeaking(but not as bad). After some probing I found the front isolator mount was dry-rotted and cracking. I figured the belt was pulling the motor side ways allowing the belt to ride out against the outer lip of the front pulley( hence the squeak) Ok, mount changed, belt still squeaking. With the bike up on the stand, you can roll the tire backwards, and the belt moves to the inside of the front pulley. Roll it forward, it works it's way back to the outside. SO, I don't know how long the main shaft was screwed up, But if the belt was pulling back, causing the belt to ride to the outside. Is it possible that the belt was wearing more on one side then the other? Like a mis-aligned car, and now it will always pull that way? Any other suggestions. Will a new belt solve all my problems? Thanks for any help, Mark | ||
| Joesbuell |
Sounds like the belt is not tracking properly you should be able to adjust it. Try a little silicon spray on the belt to see if this stops it, my belt use to make some noise's occasionally but didn't bother me to much. Jodie | ||
| Reepicheep |
I had that same 5th gear drive assembly problem on an M2, fixed it the same way, and did not have any belt tracking problems. Maybe an unevenly worn belt / pulleys could be your new issue... mine wasn't. My ruined 5th gear drive assembly was (I believe) a result of me running too tight a belt tension  | ||
| Hdstepchild |
It's not alignment, I pushed the wheel well beyond straight in both directions. Belt still tracks to the outside of the front pulley. |
