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Belt tensioner.

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Not sure you can say one year has ribs on the back of the belt and one does not. Replacement belts are smooth. I have also had a number of 2013s around with the smooth belt as OEM. Have not paid attention to the 2012s but will watch.

I do not think the small roller used on the BRP tensioner would work well on the ribbed belt. Either change belts, or use the larger smooth spyder tensioner.
 
There is a number of images that are non related to the Idler - is there a video or some images showing an installation - I just received my idler with no hardware or instructions (Nice Job BRP) and would like to install it for this weekend.

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Better yet here is the actual instructions!

What a pisser - BRP makes a mistake and leaves the idler off our bikes - has the balls to make us pay for their mistake - then have the nerve to not put instructions and expect us to drag our ass to the dealer and pay them a few hours - Ain't Life Great!

Seems to me with thousands of these damn things vibrating all over the US there would be a video somewhere!


http://instructions.brp.com/content...ey_000131419_INS61Y016S88_en&rel_part_number=
 
Wildrice said:
Yes--regardless of what other posts may say, it does not solve the problem for all of us, I can understand their loyalty, but bull**** has never satisfied me, why else would I say this if it wasn't true??? The problem is engine vibration in the 3200-3800 range--the engine is not balanced--the entire site can blame it on the belt---so why do some of us still feel vibration after the BRP roller assy is installed???
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I've been reading your similar posts for quite a while now. It seems that with so many feeling improvements (some at 100%) via a tensioner, you would concede that your issues are specific to your bike and not all F3s. SmoothSpyder cured ALL of our vibrations at ALL rpm. It sounds like you have some engine-related vibrations that the rest of us do not......
 
petegtsv10 said:
I've been reading your similar posts for quite a while now. It seems that with so many feeling improvements (some at 100%) via a tensioner, you would concede that your issues are specific to your bike and not all F3s. SmoothSpyder cured ALL of our vibrations at ALL rpm. It sounds like you have some engine-related vibrations that the rest of us do not......
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Some people can never be pleased. Hundreds of us out here can attest to the fact that this item works wonders.
Best $40 I ever spent on my Spyder


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Firefly said:
Some people can never be pleased. Hundreds of us out here can attest to the fact that this item works wonders.
Best $40 I ever spent on my Spyder


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I would rather donate my $40 and my time to my church and let BRP fix their own machine since they neglected to put it on to begin with!
 
Firefly said:
Some people can never be pleased. Hundreds of us out here can attest to the fact that this item works wonders.
Best $40 I ever spent on my Spyder
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Had it done last week, Firefly......no more buzzing....it's great, and well worth the price to me......but it's not the best $40 I ever spent on my Spyder........the best $40 I spent would be on GAS :clap:. Actually, $40 would probably buy you a whole gallon these days :shocked:

Pete
 
Belt Vibratin ???

oldrunner48 said:
My 2015 F3 is an awesome ride, but the vibration above 62mph was very disturbing and distracting.
The vibration was most noticeable when feathering the throttle anywhere above 62mph. It was most annoying at 70mph and above. In fact I was hesitant to ride above 60 just because I thought my F3 was going to vibrate to pieces.
Installed the idler pulley and what a difference. The vibration is almost non existent now. I am very pleased.
Seems to me this ought to be installed at the factory.
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I installed mine on Christmas Eve, one armed no less, due to rotator cuff surgery, that was an interesting install. We had some great weather here in NC, but I can't check it out to see how good it is for another 2 months or so until I can use the other arm:banghead: .. Like everyone else, I agree that BRP should reimburse us for the cost, granted it's only $35.00, it should of been a recall or something don't think it would of bankrupt the company.
 
cmarsala said:
I installed mine on Christmas Eve, one armed no less, due to rotator cuff surgery, that was an interesting install. We had some great weather here in NC, but I can't check it out to see how good it is for another 2 months or so until I can use the other arm:banghead: .. Like everyone else, I agree that BRP should reimburse us for the cost, granted it's only $35.00, it should of been a recall or something don't think it would of bankrupt the company.
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Not "everyone else" agrees that BRP should reimburse us, cmarsala. Some don't have any issue with it, some just drive through it with no concerns, and some it annoys the crap out of. It didn't annoy the crap out of me, but I thought it would be a good mod to install, so I outlaid $40 and voila.....no more buzzing. :thumbup:
 
cmarsala said:
I installed mine on Christmas Eve, one armed no less, due to rotator cuff surgery, that was an interesting install. We had some great weather here in NC, but I can't check it out to see how good it is for another 2 months or so until I can use the other arm:banghead: .. Like everyone else, I agree that BRP should reimburse us for the cost, granted it's only $35.00, it should of been a recall or something don't think it would of bankrupt the company.
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Wish you were closer friend I would have been happy to install it for you - glad you finished her and while it will improve the vibration, your F3 will still vibrate but its tolerable now - there is no way BRP should have released that bike with this inherent problem. They knew right well it had a defect and elected to dump it on their users rather than do the respectable thing and issue a recall and fix the damn thing.

Regarding the cost - I see a lot of incorrect $30-35 quotes here - you guys need to get that totally out of your head - My time and the time of others have a value to us we don't work for free for BRP! My friend in Florida paid $54 for his idler with shipping then paid $212 labor to his local shop. Since his service dept is only open on the weekday's he had to take a day off work and drive the bike 54 miles and drive home in the dark. In his own words this idler pulley nightmare will cost him close to $500 with his lost wages.

Quit kissing asse guys - this is a slap in the face from those cheap slobs at BRP to dump this on owners when our bikes have full warranty (Or Is It?) especially after we spent $25K which is close to 2-3 times the price of most bikes - Wake Up!
 
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Quit kissing asse guys - this is a slap in the face from those cheap slobs at BRP to dump this on owners when our bikes have full warranty (Or Is It?) especially after we spent $25K which is close to 2-3 times the price of most bikes - Wake Up!
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Thanks for that advice, Idleup......actually, I find YOUR comments above, far more offensive than anything BRP have allegedly done to us.....
 
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