And yet another one....

[tehrlich]

I could easily feel the difference with the BRP belt tensioner. I felt the belt vibrate right about 4100 RPM's consistently. Once it was on, I barely felt it. I forgot about it actually until I felt it again this weekend. Thank goodness I realized what was happening. It would have disastrous on the belt.

As the picture above shows, you can see the failure. What I think happened.... the wheel bearing melted and came off. Then the "axle" of it laid on the belt which rubbed it smooth and melted the plastic arm. It slightly beveled the outside of my belt. (not terribly). Then, it sprung under the belt.

 

[bikerbillone]

Egads, I just don't understand the 'under engineering' of this belt pensioner. Surely BRP has recognized this problem??????

 

[SpyderSkeets]

And another one....

Got about 12K miles on this. Started feeling vibration again, and luckily I check it tonight. It slightly beveled the side of the belt but doesn't look like terrible damage.
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Sorry, but I wouldn't consider a $35 part failing after 12k miles a complete failure of the BRP one.

Perhaps I'm one of the lucky ones. I have about 10k miles on my BRP tensioner and if it fails now, I will consider it money well spent. I find it hard to believe that some of these fail rather quickly and some (like mine) last. I'm not questioning anyone's mechanical abilities and I am certainly no expert mechanic, but my experience has shown that some failures (not only this, but in all aspects of mechanics) are a result of incorrect installation (not tightening the bolts? Not lining up the roller with the belt?) and then being quick to call it a production deficit.
As happy as I have been with the BRP one, I did recently order the one from Roadster Renovations...I should have it by this Wednesday. Why? Because I am aware that these are a wear item and it will eventually go and maybe I am wrong and I was indeed lucky and it had nothing to do with proper installation.and got a good one and the next one may be one of the junk ones.

 

[tehrlich]

Sorry, but I wouldn't consider a $35 part failing after 12k miles a complete failure of the BRP one.

Perhaps I'm one of the lucky ones. I have about 10k miles on my BRP tensioner and if it fails now, I will consider it money well spent. I find it hard to believe that some of these fail rather quickly and some (like mine) last. I'm not questioning anyone's mechanical abilities and I am certainly no expert mechanic, but my experience has shown that some failures (not only this, but in all aspects of mechanics) are a result of incorrect installation (not tightening the bolts? Not lining up the roller with the belt?) and then being quick to call it a production deficit.
As happy as I have been with the BRP one, I did recently order the one from Roadster Renovations...I should have it by this Wednesday. Why? Because I am aware that these are a wear item and it will eventually go and maybe I am wrong and I was indeed lucky and it had nothing to do with proper installation.and got a good one and the next one may be one of the junk ones.

I understand what you are saying, but they are putting a cheap part in a situation that works so hard 100% of the time. Then, it is when it fails that becomes the problem: damaged belt. Luckily I knew it before it was bad.

 

[RudyB]

Yet another one

:hun::dontknow: Please clue in the clueless:2thumbs:

The picture tells the story looks like another cheap BRP belt tensioner bit the dust

 

[zuni]

Mine made it to 11K. Hasn't fallen apart but you can see the roller is canted so I zip tied it out of the way. Weighing getting Lamont's replacement roller. If Roadkill got 25k out of his spring that would give me time to source another.

CJ JAX

Sorry, but I wouldn't consider a $35 part failing after 12k miles a complete failure of the BRP one.

Perhaps I'm one of the lucky ones. I have about 10k miles on my BRP tensioner and if it fails now, I will consider it money well spent. I find it hard to believe that some of these fail rather quickly and some (like mine) last. I'm not questioning anyone's mechanical abilities and I am certainly no expert mechanic, but my experience has shown that some failures (not only this, but in all aspects of mechanics) are a result of incorrect installation (not tightening the bolts? Not lining up the roller with the belt?) and then being quick to call it a production deficit.
As happy as I have been with the BRP one, I did recently order the one from Roadster Renovations...I should have it by this Wednesday. Why? Because I am aware that these are a wear item and it will eventually go and maybe I am wrong and I was indeed lucky and it had nothing to do with proper installation.and got a good one and the next one may be one of the junk ones.

 

[bikerbillone]

Sorry, but I wouldn't consider a $35 part failing after 12k miles a complete failure of the BRP one.

Perhaps I'm one of the lucky ones. I have about 10k miles on my BRP tensioner and if it fails now, I will consider it money well spent. I find it hard to believe that some of these fail rather quickly and some (like mine) last. I'm not questioning anyone's mechanical abilities and I am certainly no expert mechanic, but my experience has shown that some failures (not only this, but in all aspects of mechanics) are a result of incorrect installation (not tightening the bolts? Not lining up the roller with the belt?) and then being quick to call it a production deficit.
As happy as I have been with the BRP one, I did recently order the one from Roadster Renovations...I should have it by this Wednesday. Why? Because I am aware that these are a wear item and it will eventually go and maybe I am wrong and I was indeed lucky and it had nothing to do with proper installation.and got a good one and the next one may be one of the junk ones.

Thought comes to mind, why didn't you buy a spare OEM belt tensioner from BRP?

 

[SpyderSkeets]

Thought comes to mind, why didn't you buy a spare OEM belt tensioner from BRP?

Good question.
When I first heard about these belt tensioners, I really didnt know how much of an improvement they would be, and didnt want to spend more money than needed only to find out that it doesnt make THAT much of an improvement. However, in my opinion, the improvement is great and would not want to go without one.
Like I said, maybe I was one of the lucky ones and got a good OEM one. However, they are still known to have issues and I might not be so lucky with the second one.
The Roadster Renovations one is "only" $100 more and the opinions on it are very favorable so, I'd rather pay that extra $100 for peace of mind. I did receive my RR one yesterday and the construction of it is vastly superior to the OEM one, but have not had a chance to install it yet to see if it functions better than, or at least the same as, the OEM one

 

[bikerbillone]

Good response, makes sense. My thoughts with any weak link in the chain, is getting out in somewhere land and the weak link fails, then that really ruins the day.