rear tire replacement - fail

[craigclive]

Decided to have the rear tire replaced. Took to Pete's cycles in Baltimore. while replacing the rear tire, the drive belt was tightened to factory specs which were wrong. Result was rear bearings failure and fromt pulley failure. Bearings replaced and pulley is on order. Has anyone experienced a similar situaiton? Did BRP help pay for the repairs?

Thanks,
Craig

 

[NancysToy]

Which belt spec? The spec has been reduced twice. There is a Service Bulletin that gives your dealer the correct spec. There is also one about retorquing the front sprocket bolt. If these were not followed, your dealer blew it.

The rear bearings are considered to be a wear item, but if they were at less than the service interval, and were inspected periodically, as specified, some dealers have replaced ones that failed prematurely under warranty. Most sprocket/shaft repairs have been covered.

 

[xpeschon]

Chances are he never got the word,, Thats a shame.. I'm just guessing here BUT I'll bet the belt was set to factor setting...... That is why it's SO important to be part of a forum such as this one. The amount of knowledge on here is far more better then (in most cases) BRP itself..

X-Joe

 

[BajaRon]

You guys may be right. The Dealer's spec may be Way Out of current specs.

This forum and save you tons of money and a lot of grief. Dealers have a lot on their minds. Few of them know as much as the average SpyderLover that has paid attention.

Sorry to hear of your issues. But I'd ask them which tension spec they were using. I have heard of zero issues from the new belt tension spec.

 

[fastfraser]

Is Pete's Cycle a BRP dealer ? :dontknow:

 

[bone crusher]

Decided to have the rear tire replaced. Took to Pete's cycles in Baltimore. while replacing the rear tire, the drive belt was tightened to factory specs which were wrong. Result was rear bearings failure and fromt pulley failure. Bearings replaced and pulley is on order. Has anyone experienced a similar situaiton? Did BRP help pay for the repairs?

Thanks,
Craig

Hello neighbor!

 

[Firefly]

Which belt spec? The spec has been reduced twice. There is a Service Bulletin that gives your dealer the correct spec. There is also one about retorquing the front sprocket bolt. If these were not followed, your dealer blew it.

The rear bearings are considered to be a wear item, but if they were at less than the service interval, and were inspected periodically, as specified, some dealers have replaced ones that failed prematurely under warranty. Most sprocket/shaft repairs have been covered.

It was reduce twice??

 

[NancysToy]

It was reduce twice??

Technically, yes. When the RT ame out, the spec was significantly lower than the original GS spec. That was a sneaker...it was mostly unnoticed. Then the Service Bulletin lowered it again.

 

[mishapman]

I imagine there is a repository of all the service bulletins on here. Someone willing to show me the way to nirvana?

 

[wyliec]

I imagine there is a repository of all the service bulletins on here. Someone willing to show me the way to nirvana?

There are only a few of the service bulletins listed on this site on the home page at the bottom. I believe they are for the RT only.

Keep in mind that BRP also has what are called 'Quality Bulletins'. As an example Quality Bulletin 2009-4, which is over 30 pages long and includes the 'vent hose' amongst other items. There is also a Service Bulletin 2009-4, which is completely different.

 

[Campverdefela]

I would suggest to everyone that is unsure of their belt tension to have it done. I got BRP to pay for mine thru my dearler but I only had 2500 miles on it at the time. This can save you tons of money down the road....

 

[BajaRon]

I would suggest to everyone that is unsure of their belt tension to have it done. I got BRP to pay for mine thru my dearler but I only had 2500 miles on it at the time. This can save you tons of money down the road....

Or get a Krikit and do it yourself. I don't think I'd own a belt drive vehicle without one.

 

[SpyderGirl]

Decided to have the rear tire replaced. Took to Pete's cycles in Baltimore. while replacing the rear tire, the drive belt was tightened to factory specs which were wrong. Result was rear bearings failure and fromt pulley failure. Bearings replaced and pulley is on order. Has anyone experienced a similar situaiton? Did BRP help pay for the repairs?

Thanks,
Craig

Yes and No. Yes I had my rear tire changed and my belt re-tensioned by the dealer, and at the same time bearings were changed. Less than 10K miles later the new bearings failed. My conclusion was that the belt was tensioned too much. I had to replace the rear wheel bearings on my own dime. Fortunately I did the work myself, but it still was a cluster:cus:.

 

[wyliec]

Or get a Krikit and do it yourself. I don't think I'd own a belt drive vehicle without one.

Did someone actually come up with a Newton conversion to use with the Krikit?

 

[dancogan]

Is this: http://www.amazon.com/Gates-Krikit-V-Belt-Tension-Gauge/dp/B000AOEJOE the Krikit people use to check the belt tension?

 

[BajaRon]

Is this: http://www.amazon.com/Gates-Krikit-V-Belt-Tension-Gauge/dp/B000AOEJOE the Krikit people use to check the belt tension?

No, that is the wrong one. It doesn't go high enough. The Krikit comes in 3 different ranges. We need the middle one which goes from 100 lbs. to 320 lbs. This is the correct one.

Gates 91132 Belt Tension Tester

These are not designed to give the correct tension for a flat belt like we have. But it really doesn't matter because all you need is a relative relationship between correct belt tension and the reading from your Krikit.

I think there is a tread on the readout range that you're looking for on the Krikit. If I remember correctly, it was 180 lbs. ~ 220 lbs. This was arrived at by having several Spyders accurately adjusted with the bazillion dollar gauge to the current specs. Then checking to get a reading with the Krikit.

Of course there is a spread in the spec. so there were differing Krikit numbers.

Anyway, Lamont and I have been going by the Krikit for sometime and found it to be accurate for our purposes.

 

[dancogan]

No, that is the wrong one. It doesn't go high enough. The Krikit comes in 3 different ranges. We need the middle one which goes from 100 lbs. to 320 lbs. This is the correct one.

Gates 91132 Belt Tension Tester

These are not designed to give the correct tension for a flat belt like we have....

Thanks very much. I've got one ordered.