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Belt Alignment
- Thread starter Kratos
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NancysToy
Motorbike Professor
The alignment can be visually checked. After straight-line forward movement, the belt should run 1-3 mm from the flange on the rear sprocket. The belt tension should be checked with a gauge, but a quick check is to grab the belt edges with your thumb and forefinger, midway between sprockets, and give a twist. It should twist about 90 degrees, with some difficulty. The alignment and tension don't change much, unless you have an underlying problem. You are probably worrying over nothing...especially if you are getting dealer service and they are being checked/adjusted periodically.
Kratos
Ultimate Spyderlover
Great post NancyToy. I'll check it as soon as I get home. You're right, I'm probably paranoid and feeling vibrations that were probably there the whole time. I was worried because we took the rear wheel off for a project we did, and I could remember on the forum people posting about belt alignment when messing with the rear wheel.
On a side note, I hear a squeely noise in the rear (like cars have when they have bad brakes) when I roll the spyder sometimes in my garage. It makes me wonder if something's too tight when we put the rear wheel back on.
On a side note, I hear a squeely noise in the rear (like cars have when they have bad brakes) when I roll the spyder sometimes in my garage. It makes me wonder if something's too tight when we put the rear wheel back on.
NancysToy
Motorbike Professor
The squeal can be either brakes or belt squeal. If it happens when riding, step on the brake lightly. If it goes away it is brakes. Best cure for brake squeal is to keep them clean and dry, and use them hard periodically. Also use the Gen 3 brake pads or BajaRon's EBC pads. The belt squeal is lessened by proper adjustment, but it is hard to eliminate completely if yours is one of the ones that do it.
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quickster47
New member
Scotty that is some great information you posted. Really helps us that want to do our own maintenance and maintain our Spyder.
Carl
Carl
MarkLawson
RT-S PE#0031
Scotty, do I understand you right? I thought that would indicate it is a brake squeal...
NancysToy
Motorbike Professor
You are right. I shouldn't write anything when I am tired. I have corrected it. Thanks for keeping me honest. Proofreaders are my best allies!
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