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Reliability ain't Spyder's strong point. But then, folks don't buy em for reliability coz they rightly expect it to come with the product. This has been going on for 13 years.
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When I replaced my pulley, I was surprised at how small the splines were, considering all the power they must transmit. On a number of occasions I've seen mechanical designs that were great on paper, but failed in the real world -- even when there was a large design margin over the calculated requirements.
My pulley was fine, but it was changed to fix the belt whine. Glad I ride gently. I wonder what the failure statistics are that persuade BRP to not fix this problem.
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I see the front sprocket dilemma posted around...Questions: My 12 RTL is part #705502137 front sprocket 28 tooth and has an additional "flywheel" that fits on the outside..so a 2 piece system which I assume the flywheel rarely needs replaced. My 2014 RTS is part # 705503239 which is a 28 tooth "all in One" component that includes the "flywheel" attachment....(this part # runs through 2021) . Will part # 70503239 the "all-in one" flywheel/sprocket fit on my 2012 if I need it to-these look and sound identical..
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From experience, the failure rate is about every 20,000 miles. I have over 85,000 miles on my F3-S and I am on my 5th pulley. My current pulley is the new "WHITE" pulley and has 6000 miles on it and there already is "red dust". I highly doubt the issue has been resolved.
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I bought a new pulley a couple years ago at 10'000 miles but it didn't need it So a retorqued the New bolt to the new number about 13 lbs more than stock. I'm at 21'500 now so you all got me scared? I do have the New pulley and bought another bolt so I'm all set. I rarely go more than 50 miles from home and AMA covers 35 miles any destination ! The sm6 doesn't clunk as much as the SE in my experience if you shift smooth. Hope I wait for ever!!!
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Originally Posted by Sarge707
I bought a new pulley a couple years ago at 10'000 miles but it didn't need it So a retorqued the New bolt to the new number about 13 lbs more than stock. I'm at 21'500 now so you all got me scared? I do have the New pulley and bought another bolt so I'm all set. I rarely go more than 50 miles from home and AMA covers 35 miles any destination ! The sm6 doesn't clunk as much as the SE in my experience if you shift smooth. Hope I wait for ever!!!
If you removed the pulley and cleaned the countershaft and pulley bore, then assembled wet with moly lube, you should be fine for a while. If your pulley was assembled dry, it is wearing, every time you ride. The bolt keeps the pulley on the shaft, the splines transmit the engine output to the rear wheel. Same as a car or truck drive shaft, propeller on a boat or the plastic pulley inside your computers printer. Splines do the actual work.
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Originally Posted by PMK
If you removed the pulley and cleaned the countershaft and pulley bore, then assembled wet with moly lube, you should be fine for a while. If your pulley was assembled dry, it is wearing, every time you ride. The bolt keeps the pulley on the shaft, the splines transmit the engine output to the rear wheel. Same as a car or truck drive shaft, propeller on a boat or the plastic pulley inside your computers printer. Splines do the actual work.
When I took the bolt off at 10,000 miles to inspect I could not get the pulley off and it looked OK so I just put the New torque # on the New bolt and I have not seen any red dust as I take the cover off every 500 miles to check. I'm never far from home so no big deal but I wouldn't go 300 miles away!
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I heard from someone on a FB group that there have been a few reports of issues with the white pulleys just like the older black one. I just had the white one put on and the bike is very quiet now. I sure hope this is a very limited type of issue..
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Yes, the white one was apparently invented by BRP to solve a problem that didn't exist - noise from the belt - while pulley failures, reliability and harmonic vibration from the belt remain factory fitted features.
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Or maybe they just power coated the same old pulley design with another number to give us a placebo!!! Looks different, must be good!!! I almost think they would be better off Loctited on the shaft, yes you would have to heat it up to take it off, but it would not be able to move and cause a problem!
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