The Jag has been declawed....

[Chupaca]

Well, 28,000 miles and I wore it out...:banghead: felt a buzz vibration (peg area) on the last few rydes so finally shut her down and coasted in silence only to hear a slight knuckle grinding. Put her up, checked belt tension and alignment the front sproket torque and sadly found it loose. Backed the bolt out and found it suspicious...

then peered at the shaft and sproket..not good

after finally, using a puller, getting the sproket off got a better look. Did have some rusty dust to clean away found the shaft is in good shape but the sproket is shot...

so there she sits till the parts come in from cheapcycleparts.com.

About $120.00 worth, should be back on the road this weekend.
So word of caution...this is why we check the torque on that sproket. This was not very noticable and I caught it soon enough (I hope)..:thumbup:

 

[Bob Denman]

:shocked: Thank Goodness, that the output shaft looked so good! :thumbup:
Glad to hear that you caught it, before it got really ugly; let us know how it all goes back together!

 

[BLUEKNIGHT911]

BELT TENSION

I have had serious concerns about the BRP belt tension levels, and that's why mine are 100 lbs less on the KIRKIT .....Mike :thumbup:

 

[Big Arm]

During each of last several oil changes, I've loosened the drive shaft bolt, and retorqued it.
so far so good, with 32,000 miles

 

[Chupaca]

Suggestion...

During each of last several oil changes, I've loosened the drive shaft bolt, and retorqued it.
so far so good, with 32,000 miles[

I re-torqued but felt the bolt getting soft.(may be the cause) They recommend replacing it if the sproket is ever removed. I would order a new one with washer for the next time you you re-torque it...:lecturef_smilie:

 

[BajaRon]

You, my friend, are very fortunate. :thumbup:

 

[finless]

Wow, I guess this is something to watch and check from time to time.

How many miles do you have on it?

I recall reading somewhere that the 2011 RT's and up have a dampened pulley because of this issue?

Bob

 

[billybovine]

Your shaft splines look good. New pulley and bolt, you're back in business.

I don't retorque every oil change. I have a paint mark on the bolt, washer and pulley. Check to see if they are still lined up every oil change.

 

[billybovine]

I recall reading somewhere that the 2011 RT's and up have a dampened pulley because of this issue?

Bob

By the pics it is a double flanged pulley with damper.