Belt loose

[Omaralaoui]

Hi all , I have a 2008 rs . I removed the rear fender and tried to install a vertical plate holder by removing the axle nut , installing it and putting the nut back . Everything went well or so I thought .
After taking it for a quick drive , I didn't make it a few hundred feet and then I heard a couple pops , I look at the belt and its slipping off the sprocket . When I inspected it , it was really loose , as in I can just take it off loose . What went wrong ?

 

[Highwayman2013]

The adjusters on the rear of the swing arm moved. They should be tight against the swing arm on both sides.

Welcome!

 

[Omaralaoui]

Lol . I'm starting to realize that . The weird thing though is that I had the left one removed to paint it and never put it back on . Rode the bike a few times and nothing ever happened . Coincidence ?

 

[Chupaca]

Lucky...!!

you had the axle holding things in place till you loosened the nut. Need to adjust and align it once more....:thumbup:

 

[griffontamer]

My belt was slipping off too, I just adjusted it today with advice from fellow Spyderlovers. Super easy to do. But it sure helps to have the adjuster in place-if you took it off, wouldn't hurt to put it back on!